PRIME NEWS POST 

The INDONESIAN, (Jakarta)— Deputy Chairman of the Central Board of the Indonesian Muslim Students Association (PB SEMMI), Sandri Rumanama, emphasized that reforms within the Indonesian National Police (Polri) should not be limited to cultural aspects but must also target structural and organizational realms to meet the demands of the times and the needs of the country.

According to Sandri, changes in culture, ethics, and personnel work systems are crucial, but improvements in structural and institutional capacity must be carried out in parallel.

“The demands of the state and the forms of crime change with the era and times. Police reform must be aware of this. The cultural realm is the basic foundation, but improvements in structural and organizational aspects are also very important,” said Sandri.

The Executive Director of the Haidar Alwi Institute cited several essential elements within the Police that need to have their status upgraded so that they can be led by high-ranking officers with a minimum rank of Police Brigadier General, such as:

– The Personal Staff of the Leadership of the Indonesian National Police (Spripim Polri)
– The Head of the Indonesian National Police Headquarters Service (Yanma Polri)
– The Head of the General Secretariat of the Indonesian National Police (Setum Polri)

“These three elements are vital and must be upgraded immediately to be more optimal in carrying out police duties,” he explained.

Sandri believes that organizationally, there is a structural imbalance because these three elements are directly under the Chief of Police, who holds the rank of a four-star General, while the appropriate structure for official apparatus should be at level III(d) or V(a). Therefore, he believes that a restructuring is needed to make the governance of the Police bureaucracy more equal and professional.

In addition to structural aspects, Sandri highlighted the culture of internal promotions and transfers within the Police, which he believes has not fairly implemented the principle of reward and punishment.

“Many personnel with problematic track records are promoted, while those with achievements often do not receive the attention of their superiors. This culture must be completely changed,” he asserted.

Sandri cited the polemic involving the promotion of six high-ranking officers implicated in the Ferdy Sambo case as a bad example of transfer and promotion management within the Police.

“A culture like this makes personnel who work well reluctant to excel because there is no proper appreciation, and even the opposite,” he concluded.

Editorial Note:
Reported by the PRIME NEWS POST correspondent, compiled from various media sources. Photo: documentation / public archive