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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has asked several prominent figures, including former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Moha

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – A recent survey by the Indonesia's Setara Institute revealed that most experts consider public trust in the Indonesian National Police to be poor.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is demanding that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto be serious about reforming the Indonesian National Police (Polri).

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police have deployed 4,562 personnel to secure a protest in front of the Parliament building, which is expected to draw thousands of p

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Dozens of demonstrators gathered in front of the Parliament Building in Jakarta on Monday, September 15, 2025, voicing concerns over several policing is

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) is once again under public scrutiny, with growing calls for reform due to cases of police violence and weak oversigh

Antara, Jakarta – The State Secretary Minister (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi denied rumors stating that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had sent a presidential letter (surpres) for th

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police will deploy 256 personnel for a large-scale patrol in the city this afternoon, Friday, September 12, 2025.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is planning to set up a new commission dedicated to driving reforms in the police force, according to a group of public fi

Jakarta – Crime syndicates may be setting up a scam centre in Asia's youngest nation, East Timor, the United Nations said on Thursday, as a multibillion-dollar online fraudindustry spre

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Indonesian military police have detained an Army corporal accused of acting as a go-between in the abduction and killing of a state-owned bank branch manager, a c

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) is urging President Prabowo Subianto to immediately dismiss National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesia's East Jakarta Metropolitan Police have named 12 suspects in the looting of the home of inactive House of Representatives (DPR) member Surya Utam

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have intensified large-scale patrols following incidents of vandalism and unrest during protests that have taken place sinc

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – An ethics probe has recommended that the National Police pursue criminal charges against seven Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers on board a tactical vehicle that h

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – A low-ranking police officer who drove an armored vehicle that killed a motorcycle taxi driver during protests in Jakarta has escaped dismissal.

Aniello Iannone (The Conversation) – The hashtag #PolisiMusuhBersama (Police are the common enemy) has gone viral among social media users as the National Police have once again sparked

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – A mid-ranking Indonesian police officer has been dismissed after an internal ethics tribunal found him guilty in connection with the death of a motorcyc

Panji Satrio, Medan – Convicted business tycoon Adelin Lis, long notorious for illegal logging in North Sumatra, has repaid the Indonesian government the equivalent of $9.3 million, the

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's plan to promote police officers injured during recent protests has sparked criticism from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Indonesian police said Monday that the security situation in Jakarta and other regions has returned to "conducive" levels after a week of violent demonstrations,

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has acknowledged that police officers sometimes make mistakes while enforcing the law, which can lead to casualties during demons

Jack Moore – Viral footage of a tactical van crashing into a young delivery driver in Indonesia's capital before rolling over his body has sparked renewed anger against a police force l

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – Motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan was killed in the midst of a protest in Jakarta on Thursday, August 28, 2025, when he was run over by a tact

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The tactical vehicles owned by the Police Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) have come under scrutiny following the death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drive

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) criticized the massive budget allocated for the procurement of crowd control equipment by authorities, noting

Jakarta – There are signs that relations between the Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are not good.

Jakarta – Anybody concluding that the death of Arya Daru Pangayunan, a young diplomat from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was by suicide is being too hasty or intentionally cutting co