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Politics 1 week ago
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Komnas HAM launches probe on Jakarta protest handling
At least one person died and 322 others were arrested after a protest in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Jakarta on Aug. 27, in which protesters from Pati, Central Java, called for stronger law enforcement against corruption.
Politics 4 months ago
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Reform team pushes demilitarization of police amid brutality concerns
The government-sanctioned police reform commission has proposed demilitarizing the work culture of the National Police as part of broader reforms, amid persistent cases of police brutality that have fueled public demands for systemic change within the institution.
Politics 6 months ago
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Police reform team to submit recommendations to President before Idul Fitri
Tasked with reviewing the police’s institutional structure, governance, and legal framework, the team has finalized 10 comprehensive volumes incorporating public input and proposed legislative and regulatory changes.
Politics 6 months ago
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Student groups press for police reform after fatal assault on Maluku teenager
The recent police brutality case against an underage student in Tual, Maluku shows the government’s failure to protect its citizens and reform the police as well as a troubling pattern of impunity within the force, student groups have said.
Politics 6 months ago
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Death of Maluku student casts spotlight on police brutality
The issue of police brutality has returned to the harsh spotlight following the death of a 14-year-old student in Tual, Maluku, as National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo pledged a transparent investigation into the incident in which an officer allegedly fatally hit the student.
Academia 7 months ago
Prabowo’s war on critics may test Canberra
Indonesia's proposed law against disinformation and foreign propaganda, which suggests cross-border applicability in the ongoing clampdown on government critics, could throw a spanner in the works of its bilateral relationship with Australia.
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