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Politics 1 year ago
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Prabowo orders military, police personnel to protect citizens
The President's instruction came just as the two institutions became the subject of public scrutiny following a growing number of incidents of brutality and violence by military and police officers in the country in recent months.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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11 policemen detained for assaulting college student in West Sulawesi
Authorities said the assault took place on Wednesday after a student from the Mamuju branch of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) reprimanded an officer for visiting his girlfriend at a female dormitory late at night.
Archipelago 1 year ago
PREMIUM
National Police fire hundreds of officers last year for ethical violations, crimes
Observers call for "massive structural reforms" within the force, such as by revising the prevailing Police Law or putting the police under the supervision of a ministry instead of directly under the President
Politics 1 year ago
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Yearender: Police brutality persists on account of impunity
Despite promises for reform, reports of police brutality continue to make headlines this year, raising doubts over law enforcement’s commitment to end a culture of violence that has been haunting their institution for decades.
Politics 1 year ago
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Commission III chair defends police chief after another fatal police shooting
Chair of the House of Representative’s Commission III overseeing law enforcement Habiburokhman has defended National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo amid growing calls for his removal and widespread reform within the institution as police brutality and extrajudicial killings become rampant.
Politics 1 year ago
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Activists call for accountability in a year filled with police brutality
Activists are calling for a thorough evaluation of the police through the perspective of protecting human rights, urging the police to be open to stronger oversight from external bodies and civil society groups.
Politics 1 year ago
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Police brutality persistent this year, study finds
There have been at least 116 recorded cases of police brutality in the country this year, including 29 extrajudicial killings, a study by Amnesty International Indonesia has found, citing a lack of evaluation, normalized violence and a permissive government attitude toward police misconduct as the primary contributing factors to the "worrying" pattern.
