President Jokowi Summoned The Generals Of The Police To The Palace, Commission III: New History, Signs Of Urgent Condition

Preparations for the Pati Polri left for the Palace (Rizky Adytia Pramana-VOI)

JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR welcomes the attitude of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who summoned the ranks of the Indonesian Police, starting from the main officials of the National Police Headquarters, Kapolda to the Police Chief to the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Friday, October 14. This summons is in order to provide direction to the ranks of the Police.

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives from the NasDem Party faction, Ahmad Sahroni, assessed that the summons was a new history. Because this is the first time the president has given direct directions to high-ranking police officers at the palace.

"The new history in which the President summoned all Polri officials to the Palace. This has never happened before. This is a sign that the conditions are urgent," Sahroni told reporters, Friday, October 14.

According to him, the President's move deserves the highest appreciation. The summons, said Sahroni, also shows that the Police's condition is very urgent and worrying.

"So I think this is the right step because if you look back, the police as a whole must be straightened out their mindset, work pattern, and command pattern. So this summons is a very good step," he added.

The NasDem legislator for the DKI Jakarta electoral district said that this summons was also a direct'study' from the president to the police so that they would no longer do things that were against the rules. Sahroni did not deny that many police officers from the Polres level acted and did things that were not appropriate as protectors of the community. "They sometimes feel dashing themselves, even though the National Police Chief has often given directions about being good public servants. So by being called, they will be given a direct lecture from the President of the Republic of Indonesia," he explained.

The head of the legal commission hopes that the summons can end various polemics caused by police behavior in the community. Because recently, the police have increasingly received a negative image from the public.

"We know that in recent police, many people and even units have not carried out their duties according to procedures, causing inconvenience in the community. Therefore, this President's summons is a concrete manifestation of efforts to improve the Polri institution," concluded Sahroni.

Meanwhile, President Joko Widodo emphasized that General Listyo Sigit Prabowo was still the National Police Chief L. According to him, the police are still working hard to help the community.

"If you look below, I see that the police are still working hard to help the community, serving the community, that's what I see. The National Police Chief is still Mr. Listyo Sigit Prabowo," said Jokowi after visiting the Bandung City Post Office to hand over social assistance for fuel oil (BBM), basic food assistance, to wage subsidy assistance (BSU) as broadcast on YouTube by the Presidential Secretariat, Thursday, October 13.