Legitimate! 1,062 Polsek Now Cannot Carry Out The Investigation Process

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (Photo: Indonesian Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, issued a decision regarding 1,062 Polsek throughout Indonesia that could not carry out the investigation process.

The policy is based on the Decree of the National Police Chief Number: Kep / 613 / III / 2021 concerning the Appointment of Sector Police Only to Maintain Public Security and Order in Certain Areas (Not Conducting Investigations), as of March 23, 2021 which was signed directly by the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

In this decision, the National Police Chief paid attention to Comamnder Wish's priority program on January 28, 2021.

This is also a priority program in the field of transformation, institutional structuring programs, activities to strengthen Polsek and Polres as the front line of Polri services with an action plan to change Polsek's authority only to maintain Kamtibmas in certain areas, not to carry out investigations.

"Polsek that do not carry out investigations in terms of authority and implementation of their duties are guided by the Chief of Police Letter Number: B / 1092 / II / REN.1.3. / 2021 dated February 17, 2021 regarding the Chief of Police's directive regarding the authority of certain Polsek," Sigit wrote in a decree, Wednesday, March 31st.

The decision was based on Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Indonesian National Police,

Presidential Regulation Number 52 of 2010 concerning the Organizational Structure and Work Procedures of the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia as Amended by Presidential Regulation Number 5 of 2017 concerning Amendments to Presidential Regulation Number 52 of 2010 concerning the Organization and Work Procedures of the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia.