The national security bill and police ambiguity.
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b o u t f iv e y e a r s a g o th e D e f e n s e M in is tr y a n d th e I n d o n e s ia n
M ilita r y
(T N I)
p r o p o s e d to th e H o u s e o f
R .e p r e s ~ n ta tiv e s .a n a tio n a l s e c u r ity
b ill, w h ic h h a s S I n c e s p a r k e d a lo n g
d r a w n - o u t p o le m ic th a t o n ly s h o w s
th a t
r e la te d
in s titu tio n s
do not
a ll s h a r e th e s a m e id e a s a b o u t s e c u r ity is s u e s .
A
T h e N a tio n a l P o lic e h a s r e p e a te d ly e x p r e s s e d its o b je c tio n to th e
p a r ts o f th e b ill r e la tin g to th e r o le
a n d p o s itio n o f th e p o lic e , e s p e c ia lly s o d u n n g th e te r m s o f N a tio n a l
P o lic e c h ie f G e n . S u ta n to a n d G e n .
B a m b a n g H e n d a r s o D a n u r i.
A c c o r d in g to th e b ill, th e p o lic e
s h o u ld b e p a r t 'o f o r s u b o r d in a te to
a m in is tr y . T h e tw o f o r m e r p o lic e
c h ie f s in s is te d th a t th e p o s itio n o f
th e N a tio n a l P o lic e d ir e c tly u n d e r
th e P r e s id e n t's
s u p e r v is io n
w as a
p o litic a l r e a lity . I t w o u ld b e h a r d f o r
~ ti- T e r r o r
N o . 1 5 /2 0 0 3 , w h ic h p r e c is e ly s ta te s th e p r e e m in e n t r o le o f th e
p o lic e f o r c e in c o m b a tin g te r r o r is m .
. H o w e v ~ r , th e n a tio n a l s e c u r ity
b ill c o n s id e r s
te r r o r is m
a th r e a t
to n a tio n a l s e c u r ity , r a th e r th a n a
c r im e . I f th e H o u s e e n d o r s e s th e
b ill, th e m ilita r y m a y ta k e o v e r th e
p o lic e 's r o le in c o m b a tin g te r r o r is m .
T h e b ill h a s c a u g h t th e p o lic e in
a b in d d u e to p o s s ib le c h a n g e s in its
r o le . T h e f o r c e m a y b e c o n s id e r e d a
p o w e r f u l in s titu tio n a n d h a s g a in e d
m a n y b e n e f its f r o m its r e c e n t p o s itio n a n d r o le .
d e f e n s e m in is te r .
T h e p o lic e w ill m e r e ly b e c o m e a n
I f it a c c e p ts th e b ill, th e im m e d ia te
im p a c tw ilI c e r ta in ly b e r e d u c tio n o f
e x e c u to r o f n a tio n a l s e c u r ity p o lic y ,
th e p o lic e to im p le m e n t th e ir in s tiju s t lik e th e T N I a n d B I N . T h is c e r ~ • tu tio n a l r o le if th e y f e ll u n d e r a m in ta in ly c o n tr a d ic ts th e N a tio n a l P o is te r 's a u s p ic e s .
lic e L a w , w h ic h m a n d a te s th e p o lic e
T h e c u rre n t
p o lic e c h ie f , G e n .
to f o r m u la te a n d im p le m e n t p o lic y
T im u r P r a d o p o , h o w e v e r , w a s n o t
a n d s tr a te g y r e la te d to in te r n a l s e c u a b le to k e e p th e d e b a te o n th e N a r ity ' p u b lic o r d e r , p r o te c tio n
p u b lic
tio n a l
S e c u r ity
B ill a f lo a t
a f te r
s e r v ic e a n d la w e n f o r c e m e n t.
th e H o u s e p a s s e d th e s ta te in te lT h e D K N w h o s e lin e o f c o m m a n d
lig e n c e b ill in to la w to c o n tr o l
r e a c h e s in to th e p r o v in c e s a n d d o w n
th e S ta te I n te llig e n c e A g e n c y ( B I N )
to m u n ic ip a lity
a n d d is tr ic t le v e ls
la s t O c to b e r .
m a y a ls o b e c o m e a n e n tr y p o in t f o r
A ll in s titu tio n s in v o lv e d in s e c u th e m ilita r y to r e g a in its p a s t in f lu r ity a n d d e f e n s e a f f a ir s in I n d o n e e n c e a n d r o le a t th e r e g io n a l le v e l.
s ia - th e p o lic e , T N I a n d B I N n o w
. I .t .w ill r a is e u n c e r ta in ty o v e r th e
c o m e u n d e r o n e le g a l u m b r e lla . S o ,
d I V I S I O no f la b o r b e tw e e n th e p o lic e
th e n e e d f o r a n a tio n a l s e c u r ity la w
a n d m ilita r y a s s tip u la te d in th e N a is e s s e n tia l in o r d e r to in te g r a te th e
tio n a l D e f e n s e L a w , th e P o lic e L a w
th r e e in s titu tio n s a n d to g u a r d n a a n d th e T N I L a w .
tio n a l s o v e r e ig n ty a g a in s t th r e a ts a s
A ll th e s e la w s w ill b e r e n d e r e d
s tip u la te d in th e b ill.
in e f f e c tiv e d u e to th e p r e s e n c e o f
I n m y o p in io n , th e p o lic e 's r e lu c th e
p .o w e ~ f u l N a tio n a l
S e c u r ity
ta n c e to a c c e p t th e n a tio n a l s e c u r ity
C o u n c il, I t I S a ls o f e a r e d th e C o u n c il
b ill is P a D : o f e f f o r ts to k e e p th e ir
w ill r e s to r e a n d s tr e n g th e n th e o b r o le a s th e in s titu tio n in c h a r g e o f in s o le te te r r ito r ia l r o le a n d in s titu tio n
te r n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s , a s s tip u la te d
o f th e m ilita r y .
in L a w N o . 2 /2 0 0 2 o n N a tio n a l P o G o v e rn m e n t
D e c r e e N o . 3 /1 9 5 4
lic e . I f th e H o u s e p a s s e s th e n a tio n a l
Kllplng
s tip u la te s th e m ilita r y 's o b lig a tio n to
p r o v id e s u p p o r t to th e p o lic e w h e n
n e e d e d . I f th e H o u s e p a s s e s th e n a tio n a l s e c u r ity b ill, th e p r e r e q u is ite
f o r m ilita r y in v o lv e m e n t in n a tio n a l
s e c u r ity w ill b e ju s tif ie d a t th e e x p e n s e o f th e p o lic e .
s e c u r ity b ill, th e r o le o f th e p o lic e
in in te r n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s m a y b e
ta k e n o v e r b y th e N a tio n a l S e c u r ity
C o u n c il ( D K N ) a s a n e w ' in s titu tio n
w ith b r a n c h e s d o w n to m u n ic ip a lity a n d d is tr ic t le v e l in th e f o r m o f
a C o o r d in a tin g F o r u m o f R e g io n a l
S e c u r ity ( F K N D ) .
T h e F K N D m a y h in d e r th e r o le s
o f th e e x is tin g R e g io n a l L e a d e r s
o n s u lta tiv e F o r u m ( M u s p id a ) a n d
R e g io n a l I n te llig e n c e
C o m m u n ity
( K o m in d a ) a s n e u tr a l a n d m ilita r y f r e e in s titu tio n s
as a consequence
o f th e p o lic e 's s e p a r a tio n f r o m th e
A rm e d F o rc e s.
W ith th e e x is te n c e o f th e D K N ,
c e r ta in ly th e p o lic e w ill n o lo n g e r
p la y a s ig n if ic a n t r o le in M u s p id a
a n d K o m in d a .
T h e p o lic e 's r o le in te r m s
of
p o lic y m a k in g
a n d in te r n a l
secur ity p la n n in g w ill a ls o d im in is h , b e c a u s e th e D K N s h o u ld b e c h a ir e d
b y a m in is te r , a lm o s t c e r ta in ly th e
Rumas
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. A n e x a m p le o f p o te n tia l d is r u p n o n o f th e p o lic e 's r o le is in a n tite r r o r is m
a s s tip u la te d in L a w o n
its s tr a te g ic
r o le a t th e n a tio n a l a n d
r e g io n a ~ le v e ls . O n th e c o n tr a r y , if
th e N a tio n a l P o lic e o p p o s e th e b ill
th e y w ill b e d e e m e d a s a n o b s ta c le
to in s titu tio n a l s e c u r ity r e f o r m a n d
th e r e s tr u c tu r in g p r o c e s s .
B e y o n d th e c o n tr o v e r s y , h o w e v e r
a s a n in s titu tio n in c h a r g e o f in te r ~
n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s , th e p o lic e s h o u ld
ta k e p a r t in th e f o r m u la tio n o f th e
n a tio n a l s e c u r ity b ill.
. T h e ~ o li~ e m a y s u g g e s t p r o p o r tio n a l d is tr ib u tio n
o f r o le s a m o n g
th e in s titu tio n s th a t d e a l w ith n a tio n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s .
T h e u ltim a te g o a l o f th e n a tio n a l
s e c u r ! ty b ill is a c tu a lly c le a r : th e
s e c u n ty a n d u n ity o f th e R e p u b lic
o f I n d o n e s ia .
!h e
w r ite r , a P h D fr o m
A s z a C e n tr e a t !lin d e r s
F lin d e r s
U n iv e r s ity ,
A d e la z d e , S o u th A u s tr a lia
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is a le c tu r e r o f th e D e p a r tm e n t
o f G o v e r n a n c e S tu d ie s a t
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U n iv e r s ity , B a n d u n g .
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Muradi
BANDUNG
b o u t f iv e y e a r s a g o th e D e f e n s e M in is tr y a n d th e I n d o n e s ia n
M ilita r y
(T N I)
p r o p o s e d to th e H o u s e o f
R .e p r e s ~ n ta tiv e s .a n a tio n a l s e c u r ity
b ill, w h ic h h a s S I n c e s p a r k e d a lo n g
d r a w n - o u t p o le m ic th a t o n ly s h o w s
th a t
r e la te d
in s titu tio n s
do not
a ll s h a r e th e s a m e id e a s a b o u t s e c u r ity is s u e s .
A
T h e N a tio n a l P o lic e h a s r e p e a te d ly e x p r e s s e d its o b je c tio n to th e
p a r ts o f th e b ill r e la tin g to th e r o le
a n d p o s itio n o f th e p o lic e , e s p e c ia lly s o d u n n g th e te r m s o f N a tio n a l
P o lic e c h ie f G e n . S u ta n to a n d G e n .
B a m b a n g H e n d a r s o D a n u r i.
A c c o r d in g to th e b ill, th e p o lic e
s h o u ld b e p a r t 'o f o r s u b o r d in a te to
a m in is tr y . T h e tw o f o r m e r p o lic e
c h ie f s in s is te d th a t th e p o s itio n o f
th e N a tio n a l P o lic e d ir e c tly u n d e r
th e P r e s id e n t's
s u p e r v is io n
w as a
p o litic a l r e a lity . I t w o u ld b e h a r d f o r
~ ti- T e r r o r
N o . 1 5 /2 0 0 3 , w h ic h p r e c is e ly s ta te s th e p r e e m in e n t r o le o f th e
p o lic e f o r c e in c o m b a tin g te r r o r is m .
. H o w e v ~ r , th e n a tio n a l s e c u r ity
b ill c o n s id e r s
te r r o r is m
a th r e a t
to n a tio n a l s e c u r ity , r a th e r th a n a
c r im e . I f th e H o u s e e n d o r s e s th e
b ill, th e m ilita r y m a y ta k e o v e r th e
p o lic e 's r o le in c o m b a tin g te r r o r is m .
T h e b ill h a s c a u g h t th e p o lic e in
a b in d d u e to p o s s ib le c h a n g e s in its
r o le . T h e f o r c e m a y b e c o n s id e r e d a
p o w e r f u l in s titu tio n a n d h a s g a in e d
m a n y b e n e f its f r o m its r e c e n t p o s itio n a n d r o le .
d e f e n s e m in is te r .
T h e p o lic e w ill m e r e ly b e c o m e a n
I f it a c c e p ts th e b ill, th e im m e d ia te
im p a c tw ilI c e r ta in ly b e r e d u c tio n o f
e x e c u to r o f n a tio n a l s e c u r ity p o lic y ,
th e p o lic e to im p le m e n t th e ir in s tiju s t lik e th e T N I a n d B I N . T h is c e r ~ • tu tio n a l r o le if th e y f e ll u n d e r a m in ta in ly c o n tr a d ic ts th e N a tio n a l P o is te r 's a u s p ic e s .
lic e L a w , w h ic h m a n d a te s th e p o lic e
T h e c u rre n t
p o lic e c h ie f , G e n .
to f o r m u la te a n d im p le m e n t p o lic y
T im u r P r a d o p o , h o w e v e r , w a s n o t
a n d s tr a te g y r e la te d to in te r n a l s e c u a b le to k e e p th e d e b a te o n th e N a r ity ' p u b lic o r d e r , p r o te c tio n
p u b lic
tio n a l
S e c u r ity
B ill a f lo a t
a f te r
s e r v ic e a n d la w e n f o r c e m e n t.
th e H o u s e p a s s e d th e s ta te in te lT h e D K N w h o s e lin e o f c o m m a n d
lig e n c e b ill in to la w to c o n tr o l
r e a c h e s in to th e p r o v in c e s a n d d o w n
th e S ta te I n te llig e n c e A g e n c y ( B I N )
to m u n ic ip a lity
a n d d is tr ic t le v e ls
la s t O c to b e r .
m a y a ls o b e c o m e a n e n tr y p o in t f o r
A ll in s titu tio n s in v o lv e d in s e c u th e m ilita r y to r e g a in its p a s t in f lu r ity a n d d e f e n s e a f f a ir s in I n d o n e e n c e a n d r o le a t th e r e g io n a l le v e l.
s ia - th e p o lic e , T N I a n d B I N n o w
. I .t .w ill r a is e u n c e r ta in ty o v e r th e
c o m e u n d e r o n e le g a l u m b r e lla . S o ,
d I V I S I O no f la b o r b e tw e e n th e p o lic e
th e n e e d f o r a n a tio n a l s e c u r ity la w
a n d m ilita r y a s s tip u la te d in th e N a is e s s e n tia l in o r d e r to in te g r a te th e
tio n a l D e f e n s e L a w , th e P o lic e L a w
th r e e in s titu tio n s a n d to g u a r d n a a n d th e T N I L a w .
tio n a l s o v e r e ig n ty a g a in s t th r e a ts a s
A ll th e s e la w s w ill b e r e n d e r e d
s tip u la te d in th e b ill.
in e f f e c tiv e d u e to th e p r e s e n c e o f
I n m y o p in io n , th e p o lic e 's r e lu c th e
p .o w e ~ f u l N a tio n a l
S e c u r ity
ta n c e to a c c e p t th e n a tio n a l s e c u r ity
C o u n c il, I t I S a ls o f e a r e d th e C o u n c il
b ill is P a D : o f e f f o r ts to k e e p th e ir
w ill r e s to r e a n d s tr e n g th e n th e o b r o le a s th e in s titu tio n in c h a r g e o f in s o le te te r r ito r ia l r o le a n d in s titu tio n
te r n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s , a s s tip u la te d
o f th e m ilita r y .
in L a w N o . 2 /2 0 0 2 o n N a tio n a l P o G o v e rn m e n t
D e c r e e N o . 3 /1 9 5 4
lic e . I f th e H o u s e p a s s e s th e n a tio n a l
Kllplng
s tip u la te s th e m ilita r y 's o b lig a tio n to
p r o v id e s u p p o r t to th e p o lic e w h e n
n e e d e d . I f th e H o u s e p a s s e s th e n a tio n a l s e c u r ity b ill, th e p r e r e q u is ite
f o r m ilita r y in v o lv e m e n t in n a tio n a l
s e c u r ity w ill b e ju s tif ie d a t th e e x p e n s e o f th e p o lic e .
s e c u r ity b ill, th e r o le o f th e p o lic e
in in te r n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s m a y b e
ta k e n o v e r b y th e N a tio n a l S e c u r ity
C o u n c il ( D K N ) a s a n e w ' in s titu tio n
w ith b r a n c h e s d o w n to m u n ic ip a lity a n d d is tr ic t le v e l in th e f o r m o f
a C o o r d in a tin g F o r u m o f R e g io n a l
S e c u r ity ( F K N D ) .
T h e F K N D m a y h in d e r th e r o le s
o f th e e x is tin g R e g io n a l L e a d e r s
o n s u lta tiv e F o r u m ( M u s p id a ) a n d
R e g io n a l I n te llig e n c e
C o m m u n ity
( K o m in d a ) a s n e u tr a l a n d m ilita r y f r e e in s titu tio n s
as a consequence
o f th e p o lic e 's s e p a r a tio n f r o m th e
A rm e d F o rc e s.
W ith th e e x is te n c e o f th e D K N ,
c e r ta in ly th e p o lic e w ill n o lo n g e r
p la y a s ig n if ic a n t r o le in M u s p id a
a n d K o m in d a .
T h e p o lic e 's r o le in te r m s
of
p o lic y m a k in g
a n d in te r n a l
secur ity p la n n in g w ill a ls o d im in is h , b e c a u s e th e D K N s h o u ld b e c h a ir e d
b y a m in is te r , a lm o s t c e r ta in ly th e
Rumas
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. A n e x a m p le o f p o te n tia l d is r u p n o n o f th e p o lic e 's r o le is in a n tite r r o r is m
a s s tip u la te d in L a w o n
its s tr a te g ic
r o le a t th e n a tio n a l a n d
r e g io n a ~ le v e ls . O n th e c o n tr a r y , if
th e N a tio n a l P o lic e o p p o s e th e b ill
th e y w ill b e d e e m e d a s a n o b s ta c le
to in s titu tio n a l s e c u r ity r e f o r m a n d
th e r e s tr u c tu r in g p r o c e s s .
B e y o n d th e c o n tr o v e r s y , h o w e v e r
a s a n in s titu tio n in c h a r g e o f in te r ~
n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s , th e p o lic e s h o u ld
ta k e p a r t in th e f o r m u la tio n o f th e
n a tio n a l s e c u r ity b ill.
. T h e ~ o li~ e m a y s u g g e s t p r o p o r tio n a l d is tr ib u tio n
o f r o le s a m o n g
th e in s titu tio n s th a t d e a l w ith n a tio n a l s e c u r ity a f f a ir s .
T h e u ltim a te g o a l o f th e n a tio n a l
s e c u r ! ty b ill is a c tu a lly c le a r : th e
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