Pursuing the Identity of Polri
The ambiguous and multi-interpreted constitution, which resulted in its derivative product, namely the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) decree, subsequently worsened.
J Kristiadi
Initially, it was the intention to purify professionalism and restore the identity of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Indonesian Military (TNI) as an integral part of political reform. The two institutions need to be straightened out so that they are in line with the élan of transformation, which has succeeded in overturning a tyrannical regime into the sovereignty of the people.
The function of the National Police is to enforce the law, maintain social order and maintain domestic security. Meanwhile, the TNI is at the forefront, protecting the sovereignty and integrity of the country from external threats. Both need to be freed from the political struggle for power.