Menkomdigi Appoints Police As Acting Director General Of Digital Space Supervision Komdigi

Menkomdigi Meutya Hafid (photo: dock. VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid, officially appointed a high-ranking Indonesian Police (Polri) officer, Brigadier General of Police Alexander Sabar, as Acting Director (Plt) General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi).

According to Meutya, Alexander's appointment is none other than because he has a track record in law enforcement and cyber surveillance, including his expertise in digital investigations and forensics.

In fact, he has undergone various special trainings such as Computer Investigation and Forensics, the VFC Method Training, as well as Computer Investigation and Forensic Training by the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance.

Thus, the Minister of Trade assessed that the experience and education were able to handle the complexity of digital crime, including data theft, the spread of illegal content, and online gambling.

"Collaboration between Komdigi and law enforcement agencies is needed, especially in a precarious situation like now to respond to increasingly complex digital threats, especially on online gambling issues that are very detrimental to society," Meutya said in her official statement on Monday, November 25.

Meutya also hopes that the assignment of Brigadier General Alexander can accelerate efforts to clean up the Ministry of Communication and Trade from the threat of digital crime while increasing public confidence in the security of digital spaces in Indonesia.

Brigadier General Alexander Sabar was appointed based on the order of the National Police Chief with the number Sprin/3346/XI/KEP./2024 dated November 18, 2024 to Brigadier General Alexander Sabar as Pati Bareskrim Polri, who is now on duty at BNN, to carry out his duties as Director General of Digital Space Supervision.