Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Mandiangin Police chief in Sorolangun regency, Jambi, has been removed from his post following a recent clash between his officers and residents of Rangkiling villa

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Villagers from Rengkilling village in Mandiagin district, Jambi, clashed with local police at 9 p.m.

In yet another case of arrogant people in authority behaving like they're above the law, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician struggled to contain his anger whe

Paulina Quintao – Alola Foundation urges relevant institutions, especially the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) to conduct a routine control and checks to the Casino across Dili to

Vigilante justice in the form of humiliating public shaming parades are disturbingly common in Indonesia.

Though traffic police officers soliciting bribes is hardly a new thing in Indonesia, public outrage over the practice spiked recently after a video showing a cop calling a motorist a "d

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government debased the rule of law today by awarding Philippine National Police Director-General Ronald dela Rosa its highest honor, the Medal of Honor.

Jakarta – Two police officers were attacked while carrying out their duties at Jatimakmur subdistrict in Pondok Gede, Bekasi, West Java on the early hours of Sunday morning.

Indonesian law enforcement officials are constantly going on about the country's "drug emergency" and using shaky statistics about the number of people killed by narcotics each year as a justificat

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Jakarta – Three officers with the National Police's Mobile Brigade, or Brimob, were found shot dead at their post guarding an oil exploration site of mining firm Sarana Gas Trembul in Blora, Centra

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has claimed that the projectiles procured by the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) have extraordinary capabilities that excee

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the government plans to build 10 international yachts and cruise ship ports within the next two years in a bid to bring in 20 millio

Kartika Anggraeni, Jakarta – The National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is set to establish two new directorates, which will handle drug offenses and terrorism and transnational crimes.

Nabire, Jubi – A high school student in Nabire suffered a head injury and bleeding, allegedly due to a rattan blow by one of the Nabire police's force.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have foiled attempts to distribute drugs inside its own headquarters, according to Jakarta Police Narcotics Unit head Sr. Comr. Nico Afinta.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) recorded 115 cases of physical abuse allegedly committed by police personnel against civilians over a period of 11 mon

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police officially welcomed Insp. Gen. Idham Azis as their new chief on Wednesday.

Haeril Halim and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has told the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) to put aside their egos and collaborate to a

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo presided over the 71st anniversary ceremony for the National Police at the National Monument in Central Jakarta on Monday.

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Jakarta – A group of people broke into and damaged parts of the Monas Barat police post in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Thursday night.

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Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – Police in Depok, West Java, have launched a mobile app called "Halo Polisi," which will allow residents to make reports to the police from their phones.

Venidora Oliveira – The Criminal Scientific Investigation Police (PSIK) Unit registered 221 criminal cases in 2016.

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Venidora Oliveira – The National Parliament has established a law making it illegal to carry weapons while inside a vehicle.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papuans have praised National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian for appointing a native to the country's eastern-most region as a police chief in Java.

Venidora Oliveira – Criminal Investigation Service (SIK) registered 4049 criminal cases in 2016.

Venidora Oliveira – Secretary of State for the Socio-Economic Support of Women (SEM) has provided training to policewomen to help improve their leadership and public speaking skills.

Jakarta – The Indonesian police have promised to improve their performance after Transparency International Indonesia, or TII, released a survey naming the police force as the fifth most corrupt in

Venidora Oliveira – A local NGO is concerned that officers from the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) are misusing their weapons and not handing in their guns after they finish work as required

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian launched Saturday six phone apps in a package called Smile Police, made by the Central Java Police.

Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police have denied that their peacekeeping force was involved in smuggling weapons from Sudan.

Jakarta – Top cop Gen.

Pekanbaru – After months of questioning, the Riau Police have detained six of their officers suspected of taking part in a brawl with locals in the Meranti Islands of Riau province.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru, Riau – After months of investigation, six police officers have been arrested and named suspects for allegedly torturing a detainee.

Venidora Oliveira – There are calls for the government to provide more training to Suburban Police (OPS) units to improve their professionalism at a grassroots level.

Jakarta – The Central Java Police Inspectorate is offering Rp 5 million (US$383.88) to anyone who reports illegal levies involving police officers in the province.

Jakarta – The long-overdue reform of the culture within the National Police has not been running effectively in Gen. Tito Karnavian's first 100 days in office, a senior researcher said.

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – Four police officers are being questioned by the Gorontalo Police's internal affairs department after they were caught demanding illegal levies from motorists.

Jakarta – The National Police will conduct internal reform in an effort to stamp out the practice of "illegal levies" that continues to plague the institution, a top police officer has said.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police's institutional reform, which is set to be introduced in October by the government should aim to improve the professionalism of the force perso

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The first part of Indonesia's legal reform package, the government is set to introduce in October, will include institutional reforms within the National Police, a

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Two policemen from Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), were reported to the provincial police headquarters for allegedly beating to death a key witness in a mutilati

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) will handle cases of extortion and ethical violations allegedly committed by Bali Police narcotics director Sr. Comr.

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Jakarta – Attorney General M. Prasetyo has said his office will create a fact-finding team to follow up on allegations that a prosecutor had extorted money from a suspect in a drug case.