After Sambo's Role In The Premeditated Murder Of Brigadier J, PPP Proposes Revision Of Police Law

Action of a thousand candles and prayers for Brigadier J who died at Inspector General Pol Ferdy Sambo's house at the HI Roundabout, Jakarta, Friday, July 22. (Antara-M Adimaja)

JAKARTA - The Legislative Body (Baleg) of the DPR has also seriously highlighted the premeditated murder case allegedly carried out by Inspector General Ferdy Sambo and a number of other members of the National Police that killed Nopryansah Yosua Hutabarat or Brigadier J.

In the aftermath of the case, the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Body of the DPR Achmad Baidowi proposed a limited revision of Law No. 2 of 2002 concerning the Police with the aim of reforming to strengthen the Bhayangkara Corps.

"Revisions to the police law need to be carried out, starting from the norms governing the internal police supervision that is currently being carried out by Propam or regarding the regulation of the police's authority starting from investigations, investigations and prosecutions," Baidowi said to reporters, Monday, August 22.

The secretary of the DPR's PPP faction said that these reforms need to be carried out early on during police recruitment, which is regulated in the revision of the Police Law. In particular, regarding the recruitment formula in a transparent and accountable manner.

"The need for reformulation of the provisions concerning police officers who commit criminal acts, it is necessary to temporarily suspend until a decision is made. Because if a temporary suspension is not carried out, it will tarnish the good name of the police institution," said the man who is familiarly called Awiek.

Therefore, his party proposed a limited revision of Law 2 of 2002 concerning the Police in the revision of this year's Priority Prolegnas. "This limited revision is carried out to carry out reforms in the police institution and to strengthen police institutions in the task of maintaining security and order and law enforcement," explained Awiek. According to him, the police law is 20 years old, so it is time for a limited revision to adjust to the social, cultural and legal dynamics in society. "Limited revisions have also been made to a number of laws that regulate legal apparatus, such as the revision of the Prosecutor's Law which provides institutional strengthening for prosecution tasks. Also revisions to the KPK Law have been carried out with the aim of keeping the dignity of the institution in the right corridor," said Awiek.