The National Police and Their Problems.
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J a k a r ta P o st
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19
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OJun .Jut
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The
J a k a r ta P o st
second
OOkt
p e rio d
BAN DUNG
P
O b l e m os f
ent
la w
and
s e c u rity
In d o n e s ia a re re la te d to th e
ro le a n d p o s itio n o f th e N a -
tio n a l P o lic e (N P ) a s a n in s titu tio n in
h o m e la n d s e c u rity a ffa irs .
S o m e c a s e s th a t v io la te th e p u b l i c 's r i g h t s
re la tin g
fa irs , s u c h
a s th e
to
s e c u rity
fo rc e d
d is p e rs a l
d o e s n o t o p tim a lly p e rfo rm
c a s e s , lik e v io le n t m o to rc y c le g a n g s
th a t in v o lv e m ilita ry p e rs o n n e l.
In a b ro a d e r s e n s e , th e N P a re n o t
a b le to s o lv e s o c ia l c o n flic ts s u c c e s s fu lly . C o n flic ts in B im a , W e s t N u s a
T e n g g a ra , a n d M e s u ji in L a m p u n g
a re e v id e n c e th a t th e p re s e n c e o fN P
in th e s e la n d a n d m in in g c o n flic t a re a s o n ly m a k e s m a tte rs w o rs e .
M e a n w h ile , th e re c e n t u n s o lv e d
s h o o tin g s o f fo re ig n e rs a n d lo c a l c iv ilia n s in P a p u a re fle c t p o o r s e c u rity
m a n a g e m e n t in th e re g io n a s a re s u lt
o f a le s s p ru d e n t N P ro le in s e c u rity
a n d o rd e r.
A n in s titu tio n
its
in h e re n t
s tro n g
lik e th e
c o rru p tio n
le a d e rs h ip
by
le a d e r. If w e u s e th e
b ro o m
a
c u m s ta n c e s
c a l d e b ts
th a t
N P w ith
re q u ire s
v is io n a ry
a n a lo g y o f a
th e h e a d o f th e N P m u s t b e
tu tio n , w h ic h
th e
c u rre n t
P ra d o p o .
A s e rie s
s io n s
m ade
w ith u n re s o lv e d
a n d p o litic iz a tio n
th e in s titu tio n .
E v e n w o rs e , w ith o u t
of
p o litiw ith in
a c o n c e p t,
d ra g th e N P d o w n fu rth e r.
A p ro fe s s io n a l
p o lic e
fo rc e
is
g re a tly d e s ire d b y th e p u b lic . T h e re fo re , e n c o u ra g e m e n t
fo r th e N P
to b e c o m e c o m m itte d w ith n o rm s
a n d to p e rfo rm th e ir ro le s a n d fu n c -
of
tio n s o p tim a lly s h o u ld b e e ffe c tiv e ly
c a rrie d o u t.
O n e o f th o s e is to e n c o u ra g e
is s a d ly la c k in g w ith
th e
N P c h ie f, G e n . T im u r
N P le a d e rs h ip to re tu rn to th e G ra n d
of
S tra te g y p ro g ra m a n d c o n tin u e th e
e x c e lle n t p ro g ra m s th a t w e re in iti-
c o n tro v e rs ia l
by
P ra d o p o
d e c i-
a te d b y p re v io u s N P c h ie fs .
W ith o u t it, th e N P w ill s u rre n -
in d ic a te s
p o litic a l o b lig a tio n s o n h is p a rt. O n e
o f h is d e c is io n s th a t ra is e d q u e s tio n s
der
to
c irc u m s ta n c e s ,
w a s w h e n h e s ig n e d th e d ra ft o f th e
n e g a te th e c o m m itm e n t
N a tio n a l
p ro fe s s io n a lis m .
T h e re fo re , th e
S e c u rity
B ill a s
th e
NP
h a d p re v io u s ly a g re e d th a t th e d ra ft
s e n ta tiv e s .
T h re e fo rm e r N P c h ie fs re je c te d
w a s " c h e a te d " w h e n th e S o c ia l C o n B ill w a s
passed
in to la w b y th e H o u s e .
T h e la w a u th o riz e s
t h e m i l i t a r y 's
in v o lv e m e n t in th e m a n a g e m e n t o f
s o c ia l c o n flic ts , a H o m e la n d S e c u rity is s u e th a t is a c tu a lly th e re s p o n s ib ility o f th e N P .
T h e im p a c t o n
s y n c h ro n iz a tio n
th e
NP
th e
is p o o r
o f its p e rs o n n e l
to
d u c e d b y p re v io u s N P c h ie fs , s u c h a s
th e N P G ra n d S tra te g y , h a v e b e c o m e
n o t h i n g m o r e _ b u ~f o r m a l i t i e s .
O npad
g o v e rn m e n t,
W ith o u t a c o n c e p t,
s tr o n g le a d e r s h ip o r a
c o m ln itm e n t to c le a n
u p th e in s titu tio n
w ill o n ly d r a g th e N P
d o w n fu r th e r .
t h e i n s t i t u t i o n 'S r o l e s a n d f u n c t i o n s .
V a rio u s p ro g ra m s a n d p o lic ie s in tro -
H um as
w ill
to p ro m o te
th e N P .
th e b ill, a rg u in g th a t b e in g a s s e s s e d
w o u ld b e d e trim e n ta l to th e N P a s
a n in s titu tio n . In a d d itio n , th e N P
flic t M a n a g e m e n t
w h ic h
H o u s e a n d th e p u b lic m u s t w o rk
to g e th e r
to c o n tin u a lly
s u p e rv is e
b e a p p ro v e d b y th e H o u s e o f R e p re -
K llp ln g
ages
s tro n g le a d e rs h ip o r a c o m m itm e n t
to c le a n u p th e in s titu tio n w ill o n ly
th e
a s p a rt
d a rk
w h e re it is s e e n a s b e in g p a rt o f c ir-
t h e i n s t i t u t i o n 'S h e a d w o u l d e n s u r e
th e c o lle c tiv ity o f th e N P a s a n in s ti-
e re d in c a p a b le o f s o lv in g a n a rc h is tic
of
s io n a l in s titu tio n s .
B a s e d o n a b o v e fa c ts , th e N P a re
e ffo rts
to
p ro te c t
g o v e rn m e n t
p o lic ie s . S tro n g
le a d e rs h ip
fro m
its ro le
re p e a tin g
a g e a n d c la rific a tio n o f a n u m b e r o f
is s u e s in v o lv in g th e N P , ta k e n fro m
th e ro a d m a p fo r m a n a g in g p ro fe s -
th e
tio n b a s e d o n p o litic a l a g re e m e n ts .
It re n d e rs th e p o lic e c h ie f a p o -
c h ie f
th e
lic e fo rc e .
S te p s ta k e n a re b a s e d m o re o n im -
to p o litic a l e lite s o r le a d s th e in s titu -
NP
m a in
m e n t a n d c a re fu l p la n n in g a s w o u ld
b e e x p e c te d fro m a p ro fe s s io n a l p o -
a b o u t to g o b a c k to th e
th e
th e
under
n o e n c o u ra g e -
te re s ts . T h is c a n b e d iffic u lt w h e n
t h e N P 's h e a d e n j o y s c l o s e r e l a t i o n s
h e ra ld e d
a n d fu n c tio n s .
H o w e v e r, th e N P a re a ls o c o n s id -
m e re ly
" h it a n d ru n " , w ith
h o s ta g e o f th e ru lin g g o v e rn m e n t.
T h e tw o p re v io u s re g im e s a ls o
c o m m u n ity ,
p o lic in g ,
th e ir p re v io u s ro le a n d fu n c tio n
p e rso n w h o
firs t tim e
p o lic e
th e N P s h o u ld
in tro d u c e d
w ith o u t tra c e .
T h e N P a re
c h ie f o f p o lic e h a s b e c o m e a p o litic a l
in d ic a te th a t th e N P a s a n in s titu tio n
b u ild in g
le a d e rs h ip e ra s o f S u ta n to a n d B a rn b a n g H e n d a rs o D a n u ri, h a s s u n k
a ll d irt a w a y fro m
h is le a d e rs h ip .
It is n o t th e
o f I r s h a d M a n j i 's b o o k d i s c u s s i o n
b y th e Is la m D e fe n d e rs F ro n t (F P I)
a n d th re a ts a g a in s t re lig io u s a c tiv itie s o f th e A h m a d iy a h
N P p ro g ra m
litic a l h o s ta g e d u rin g th e p e rio d
a f-
of
w h e re
n a l s e c u rity .
C o m m u n ity ·
m u s t a ls o b e fre e fro m p o litic a l in -
in
ODes
s h i p s t o i m p r o v e t h e c o u n t r y 's i n t e r -
in s titu tio n .
In a d d itio n , p o lic e fo rc e le a d e rs
e n fo rc e -
ONov
31
b e m o re o p e n to a n d w ith
th e
p u b lic a n d c re a te p u b lic p a rtn e r-
The National
Poli(e and their
roblems
a c le a n a n d c o m m itte d
30
o f 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 5 IS th e
p e rio d
p a rtn e rs h ip s ,
w ill s w e e p
29
20
1 'J ,
The writer is a lecturer at the
School of Governance Studies, Padjadjaran University, Bandung.
J a k a r ta P o st
o
•
Senln
2(!)
17
18
OJan
4
19
o
OPeb
o
Se/asa
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6
20
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Mar
OApr
o Kamis
Rabu
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o Me/
Sabtu
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10
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o
0 Jumat
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OJun .Jut
OSep
The
J a k a r ta P o st
second
OOkt
p e rio d
BAN DUNG
P
O b l e m os f
ent
la w
and
s e c u rity
In d o n e s ia a re re la te d to th e
ro le a n d p o s itio n o f th e N a -
tio n a l P o lic e (N P ) a s a n in s titu tio n in
h o m e la n d s e c u rity a ffa irs .
S o m e c a s e s th a t v io la te th e p u b l i c 's r i g h t s
re la tin g
fa irs , s u c h
a s th e
to
s e c u rity
fo rc e d
d is p e rs a l
d o e s n o t o p tim a lly p e rfo rm
c a s e s , lik e v io le n t m o to rc y c le g a n g s
th a t in v o lv e m ilita ry p e rs o n n e l.
In a b ro a d e r s e n s e , th e N P a re n o t
a b le to s o lv e s o c ia l c o n flic ts s u c c e s s fu lly . C o n flic ts in B im a , W e s t N u s a
T e n g g a ra , a n d M e s u ji in L a m p u n g
a re e v id e n c e th a t th e p re s e n c e o fN P
in th e s e la n d a n d m in in g c o n flic t a re a s o n ly m a k e s m a tte rs w o rs e .
M e a n w h ile , th e re c e n t u n s o lv e d
s h o o tin g s o f fo re ig n e rs a n d lo c a l c iv ilia n s in P a p u a re fle c t p o o r s e c u rity
m a n a g e m e n t in th e re g io n a s a re s u lt
o f a le s s p ru d e n t N P ro le in s e c u rity
a n d o rd e r.
A n in s titu tio n
its
in h e re n t
s tro n g
lik e th e
c o rru p tio n
le a d e rs h ip
by
le a d e r. If w e u s e th e
b ro o m
a
c u m s ta n c e s
c a l d e b ts
th a t
N P w ith
re q u ire s
v is io n a ry
a n a lo g y o f a
th e h e a d o f th e N P m u s t b e
tu tio n , w h ic h
th e
c u rre n t
P ra d o p o .
A s e rie s
s io n s
m ade
w ith u n re s o lv e d
a n d p o litic iz a tio n
th e in s titu tio n .
E v e n w o rs e , w ith o u t
of
p o litiw ith in
a c o n c e p t,
d ra g th e N P d o w n fu rth e r.
A p ro fe s s io n a l
p o lic e
fo rc e
is
g re a tly d e s ire d b y th e p u b lic . T h e re fo re , e n c o u ra g e m e n t
fo r th e N P
to b e c o m e c o m m itte d w ith n o rm s
a n d to p e rfo rm th e ir ro le s a n d fu n c -
of
tio n s o p tim a lly s h o u ld b e e ffe c tiv e ly
c a rrie d o u t.
O n e o f th o s e is to e n c o u ra g e
is s a d ly la c k in g w ith
th e
N P c h ie f, G e n . T im u r
N P le a d e rs h ip to re tu rn to th e G ra n d
of
S tra te g y p ro g ra m a n d c o n tin u e th e
e x c e lle n t p ro g ra m s th a t w e re in iti-
c o n tro v e rs ia l
by
P ra d o p o
d e c i-
a te d b y p re v io u s N P c h ie fs .
W ith o u t it, th e N P w ill s u rre n -
in d ic a te s
p o litic a l o b lig a tio n s o n h is p a rt. O n e
o f h is d e c is io n s th a t ra is e d q u e s tio n s
der
to
c irc u m s ta n c e s ,
w a s w h e n h e s ig n e d th e d ra ft o f th e
n e g a te th e c o m m itm e n t
N a tio n a l
p ro fe s s io n a lis m .
T h e re fo re , th e
S e c u rity
B ill a s
th e
NP
h a d p re v io u s ly a g re e d th a t th e d ra ft
s e n ta tiv e s .
T h re e fo rm e r N P c h ie fs re je c te d
w a s " c h e a te d " w h e n th e S o c ia l C o n B ill w a s
passed
in to la w b y th e H o u s e .
T h e la w a u th o riz e s
t h e m i l i t a r y 's
in v o lv e m e n t in th e m a n a g e m e n t o f
s o c ia l c o n flic ts , a H o m e la n d S e c u rity is s u e th a t is a c tu a lly th e re s p o n s ib ility o f th e N P .
T h e im p a c t o n
s y n c h ro n iz a tio n
th e
NP
th e
is p o o r
o f its p e rs o n n e l
to
d u c e d b y p re v io u s N P c h ie fs , s u c h a s
th e N P G ra n d S tra te g y , h a v e b e c o m e
n o t h i n g m o r e _ b u ~f o r m a l i t i e s .
O npad
g o v e rn m e n t,
W ith o u t a c o n c e p t,
s tr o n g le a d e r s h ip o r a
c o m ln itm e n t to c le a n
u p th e in s titu tio n
w ill o n ly d r a g th e N P
d o w n fu r th e r .
t h e i n s t i t u t i o n 'S r o l e s a n d f u n c t i o n s .
V a rio u s p ro g ra m s a n d p o lic ie s in tro -
H um as
w ill
to p ro m o te
th e N P .
th e b ill, a rg u in g th a t b e in g a s s e s s e d
w o u ld b e d e trim e n ta l to th e N P a s
a n in s titu tio n . In a d d itio n , th e N P
flic t M a n a g e m e n t
w h ic h
H o u s e a n d th e p u b lic m u s t w o rk
to g e th e r
to c o n tin u a lly
s u p e rv is e
b e a p p ro v e d b y th e H o u s e o f R e p re -
K llp ln g
ages
s tro n g le a d e rs h ip o r a c o m m itm e n t
to c le a n u p th e in s titu tio n w ill o n ly
th e
a s p a rt
d a rk
w h e re it is s e e n a s b e in g p a rt o f c ir-
t h e i n s t i t u t i o n 'S h e a d w o u l d e n s u r e
th e c o lle c tiv ity o f th e N P a s a n in s ti-
e re d in c a p a b le o f s o lv in g a n a rc h is tic
of
s io n a l in s titu tio n s .
B a s e d o n a b o v e fa c ts , th e N P a re
e ffo rts
to
p ro te c t
g o v e rn m e n t
p o lic ie s . S tro n g
le a d e rs h ip
fro m
its ro le
re p e a tin g
a g e a n d c la rific a tio n o f a n u m b e r o f
is s u e s in v o lv in g th e N P , ta k e n fro m
th e ro a d m a p fo r m a n a g in g p ro fe s -
th e
tio n b a s e d o n p o litic a l a g re e m e n ts .
It re n d e rs th e p o lic e c h ie f a p o -
c h ie f
th e
lic e fo rc e .
S te p s ta k e n a re b a s e d m o re o n im -
to p o litic a l e lite s o r le a d s th e in s titu -
NP
m a in
m e n t a n d c a re fu l p la n n in g a s w o u ld
b e e x p e c te d fro m a p ro fe s s io n a l p o -
a b o u t to g o b a c k to th e
th e
th e
under
n o e n c o u ra g e -
te re s ts . T h is c a n b e d iffic u lt w h e n
t h e N P 's h e a d e n j o y s c l o s e r e l a t i o n s
h e ra ld e d
a n d fu n c tio n s .
H o w e v e r, th e N P a re a ls o c o n s id -
m e re ly
" h it a n d ru n " , w ith
h o s ta g e o f th e ru lin g g o v e rn m e n t.
T h e tw o p re v io u s re g im e s a ls o
c o m m u n ity ,
p o lic in g ,
th e ir p re v io u s ro le a n d fu n c tio n
p e rso n w h o
firs t tim e
p o lic e
th e N P s h o u ld
in tro d u c e d
w ith o u t tra c e .
T h e N P a re
c h ie f o f p o lic e h a s b e c o m e a p o litic a l
in d ic a te th a t th e N P a s a n in s titu tio n
b u ild in g
le a d e rs h ip e ra s o f S u ta n to a n d B a rn b a n g H e n d a rs o D a n u ri, h a s s u n k
a ll d irt a w a y fro m
h is le a d e rs h ip .
It is n o t th e
o f I r s h a d M a n j i 's b o o k d i s c u s s i o n
b y th e Is la m D e fe n d e rs F ro n t (F P I)
a n d th re a ts a g a in s t re lig io u s a c tiv itie s o f th e A h m a d iy a h
N P p ro g ra m
litic a l h o s ta g e d u rin g th e p e rio d
a f-
of
w h e re
n a l s e c u rity .
C o m m u n ity ·
m u s t a ls o b e fre e fro m p o litic a l in -
in
ODes
s h i p s t o i m p r o v e t h e c o u n t r y 's i n t e r -
in s titu tio n .
In a d d itio n , p o lic e fo rc e le a d e rs
e n fo rc e -
ONov
31
b e m o re o p e n to a n d w ith
th e
p u b lic a n d c re a te p u b lic p a rtn e r-
The National
Poli(e and their
roblems
a c le a n a n d c o m m itte d
30
o f 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 5 IS th e
p e rio d
p a rtn e rs h ip s ,
w ill s w e e p
29
20
1 'J ,
The writer is a lecturer at the
School of Governance Studies, Padjadjaran University, Bandung.