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Rights groups unconvinced by police reform
Aside from issuing the telegram, National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo also ordered the National Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) to work alongside the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in monitoring investigations into incidents of police violence and evaluating the police internal supervision.
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Police officers guard a group of shirtless protesters who were detained on Oct. 8, 2020, while taking part in demonstrations against the newly passed Job Creation Law in Central Jakarta. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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ollowing an incident of police violence in Tangerang regency in Banten last week, the National Police have been busy attempting to clear their name and, once again, trying to regain public trust amid mounting public disdain for the police.
National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo sent on Monday a telegram instructing all regional police heads to reprimand "arrogant" officers and take action against those who have taken part in police violence, tempo.co reported.
Listyo also ordered regional police heads to ensure their subordinates strictly follow the police code of conduct and uphold human rights.
While some alleged incidents of police violence are being investigated, for instance, in the case in Tangerang, Listyo instructed the police’s public relations division to be transparent and gradually inform the public about the progress of the investigations.
Aside from issuing the telegram, Listyo also ordered the National Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) to work alongside the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in monitoring investigations into incidents of police violence and evaluating the police internal supervision.
In a press briefing with Komnas HAM on Tuesday, Propam head Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo reiterated the police’s commitment to upholding human rights, in line with their existing Presisi initiative, an accountability program of sorts aimed at helping end police violence.
He said people could use two recently launched mobile apps of the program — the Propam Presisi and the Dumas Presisi — to lodge complaints against the police or report a crime online, respectively.
