Rahel Narda Chaterine, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – During a meeting with the Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform at the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) offices i

Kurniawan Arif Maspul – Indonesia's overhaul of its Criminal Procedure Code could modernise justice – or entrench a system where police power expands, judicial oversight shrinks and civ

Jakarta – Muhammad Fikry had just finished his prayers when several officers seized him in Tambelang subdistrict, Bekasi Regency, West Java, in July 2021.

Jakarta – This is the face of the recently ratified new Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP): flawed in its creation process and blighted in its contents.

Shela Octavia, Dita Angga Russa, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is asking President Prabowo Subianto to issue a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) to cancel the revise

Indonesia – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian government positions.

Fadli, Jakarta – The Batam Customs and Excise Office uncovered two new methods to smuggle drugs from Malaysia, with combined evidence of about 1.5 kilograms of drugs, in two separate ca

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has urged the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to repeal the newly enacted revision of the Criminal Proced

Jakarta – Right from the beginning, it is difficult to expect much from the Indonesian National Police Reform Acceleration Commission.

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to hold a plenary session on Tuesday that could see the passage of a major overhaul of the country's Criminal Proced

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Chair of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III, Habiburokhman, denied claims that the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) would

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for the Revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) strongly criticizes the ratification of the Revision of Law Number 8

Responding to the ratification of the revised Criminal Procedure Code (RKUHAP) at the House of Representatives (DPR) today, Amnesty International Indonesia Deputy Director Wirya Adiwena

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the upcoming revision of the Indonesian National Police Law (RUU Polri) will set cle

On Tuesday, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously passed the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) into Law.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The newly revised Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) is set to take effect on Jan.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A number of organizations involved in the Civil Society Coalition for KUHAP Reform are calling for a rejection of the draft Criminal Procedure Code Bill (RUU K

President Prabowo Subianto has recently been reported to pursue a major agenda in his administration to improve Indonesia's law-enforcement system, including through police reform.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Criminal Procedure Code Reform believes the deliberations on the Draft Criminal Procedure Code (RUU KUHAP) to be both formally and materially f

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The civil society coalition is urging Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to leverage his authority to retract the Criminal Procedure Code Bill (KUHAP

Today, Thursday November 13, Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR), along with the government through the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of State Secretariat, completed

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III and the Indonesian government have agreed to regulate the use of video surveillance or CCTV while prob

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Minister of State Secretary, Prasetyo Hadi, has affirmed that the government will fully comply with the Constitutional Court's (MK) decision in Case Numb

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK) has ruled that active police officers can no longer hold civil positions.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected all petitions seeking to elevate the position of Indonesia's National Police Chief to ministerial status.

Fadli, Jakarta – Batam Island authorities in the Riau Islands have arrested 25 people for allegedly importing secondhand clothes illegally, as the government intensifies its crackdown o

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially established a commission meant to reform the police force on Friday, about two months after the country saw mass

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Former Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo has been named a suspect by Jakarta Metropolitan Police for alleged defamation and spreading false information, accu

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration's commitment to eradicating narcotics "down to the roots" as Indonesia destroyed a

Jakarta – The Riau Islands Police have dishonorably discharged 30 officers in the past two years as part of its commitment to uphold the code of ethics and discipline for various violat

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police's Criminal Investigation Department revealed that North Sumatra has the highest number of drug cases in Indonesia.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) will work with online transportation service providers to integrate a new security complaint feature into their appl

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, floats the opportunity to change the Indonesian N

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto reminded law enforcement institutions, including the Attorney General's Office and the National Police, not to fabricate or crimi

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The National Police have named Lisa Mariana, a social media personality who claimed to have been impregnated by former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil,

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Three Australians accused of fatally shooting a fellow countryman in Badung regency, Bali, earlier this year, have been charged with premeditated murder.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia's Aceh Regional Police has established 94 drug-free villages (KBDN) across all regencies and cities.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) is collaborating with a number of social or mass organisations (ormas) to help maintain security and order in Jakarta

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Inspector General of the Jakarta Metro Police, Asep Edi Suheri, announced a major collaborative effort to maintain security and public order in the capita

Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas, Jakarta – Mobile coffee sellers in Jakarta now have a new role as part of the city's security strategy.

Michael Rose – Two decades after Timor-Leste gained its independence, the country is a complicated and qualified success story.

Jakarta – We welcome the police reform agenda recently announced by both President Prabowo Subianto and National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

Perdian Tumanan (The Conversation) – The death of 21-year-old online transportation service (ojol) driver Affan Kurniawan, who was crushed by a Barracuda armored police vehicle during a

Jakarta – Hoping for reforms in the Police is like waiting for the cows to come home.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has exposed the recurrence of violent practices carried out by law enforcement officers during the handling

Dayat, Jakarta – Jakarta Police are offering a Rp500,000 ($30) bonus to ride-hailing motorcycle drivers who provide verified reports of street crimes in the capital, aiming to strengthe

Firda Amalia Putri and Iim Halimatusa'diyah – Violence is a persistent problem in the Indonesian police force.

Roy Adriansyah, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Mounting public complaints over the misuse of sirens and strobe lights have prompted both the House of Representatives and the police to act, w

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – General Agus Subiyanto, the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), has voiced the same frustrations as the public regarding the widespr

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia's traffic police chief has announced a temporary suspension on the use of strobe lights and sirens by police escort vehicles, responding to widesprea