Investigation Of Affan Kurniawan's Death Asked Not To Stop At The Soldier Level

The burial of an online motorcycle taxi driver who died was run over by a Rantis Brimob Affan Kurniawan car. (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA Law observer at the University of August 17, 1945 Jakarta, Rudyono Darsono, asked that the investigation into the case of Affan Kurniawan's death which was run over by a Brimob ran over car be carried out using a standard command system and route so that it could be fully revealed.

According to him, the disclosure of the case must be carried out starting from who made the demonstration security plan, the security implementing supervisor, and the person in charge of securing the demonstration.

Then it continues to whom the field commander, give orders for the movement of members and implementers in the field.

"High officers of the National Police should not only scapegoat members of the field who only carry out orders," said Rudy in a written statement, Sunday, August 31, 2025.

He considered that if the method of disclosing the case was not carried out, there would be no improvement in the condition, moral and mental of the National Police institution as a whole.

This is because the damage and cruel attitudes that have existed so far start from the top or giver of orders, not only punishing field implementers who incidentally have no choice and only carry out orders.

He also revealed that the reaction of the masses in response to the death of Affan was an expression of public collective disappointment with the police who were considered to have frequently abused their authority.

"Victims from ojol drivers are the culmination of anger and community unity to fight the atrocities and wrongdoing of the Police so far in carrying out their functions," added Rudy.

Dia menegaskan, untuk mengatasi semua persoalan tersebut, Presiden Prabowo Subianto harus turun tangan dan membenahi institusi Polri secara keseluruhan.

“Pak Prabowo harus mau dan mampu mereset ulang fungsi dan tugas Polri kembali kepada kaidah awalnya,” tukas Rudy.

He emphasized that to overcome all these problems, President Prabowo Subianto must intervene and fix the National Police institution as a whole.

"Pak Prabowo must be willing and able to reset the function and task of the Police to return to its original rules," said Rudy.