President Warns the Police

In front of the invited Polri officers, the President expressed his anger at the country’s policing institution. President orders national police to clean up.

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO

Indonesian Police Officers after following the Presidential Instruction to the Senior Officers of the National Police Headquarters, the Regional Police Chief, and the Chiefs of the Indonesian Police Resorts, Friday (10/14/2022). A total of 559 police officers attended this event.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has taken the unusual step of ordering the National Police (Polri) to improve.

He did not only summon National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo to the State Palace, but all ranking Polri officers, including regional police chiefs and subdistrict police chiefs. Usually, the message to improve an institution is communicated directly to the leader of the institution. Instead, the President has decided to communicate his message directly to all ranking officers.