Heru Andriyanto – A draft agreement was completed on Thursday to pave the way for the Commission on Public Prosecution to receive more power to monitor state attorneys' conduct.

Jakarta – The National Police agreed on Monday to let the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) monitor complaints of rights violations involving police officers throughout t

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Tulangbawang Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Medan – The backing of gambling by military and police personnel has been increasing over the years, according to a police officer.

Hans David Tampubolon and Nani Afrida – It has been more than three weeks since the death of National Unity Party (PBB) secretary-general Irzen Octa, 50.

Farouk Arnaz – Facing a wave of public criticism, the police backed down on Wednesday from their threat to reprimand an officer seen lip-synching and dancing in a now-famous YouTube vid

Dili – United Nations police have returned full control of East Timor to the national force, more than four years after bloody clashes threatened to push the country into civil war.

Nivell Rayda – In little more than a year, Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji went from being one of the National Police's most powerful figures to becoming its worst enemy.

Farouk Arnaz – The future of the National Police's proposed antianarchy unit appeared less clear after police told lawmakers on Thursday that the highly criticized new unit would utiliz

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) says there is nothing wrong with their monitoring system and that the recent extortion case involving a Tangerang prosecutor w

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police announced on Tuesday that they will set up a new unit to deal with riots and violent clashes.

Nivell Rayda – The roads of Cipacing in West Java are lined with small shops selling air guns.

Nivell Rayda – When Gatot received a call on his cellphone from the hospital where his wife was being treated, he naturally assumed it would be about her condition.

Heru Andriyanto – Less than two weeks after declaring the arrest of a Tangerang prosecutor a clear case of entrapment, the Attorney General's Office has backed off from its comments, sa

Jakarta – The National Police expressed Thursday its joy in welcoming back their former chief detective, who is currently undergoing a trial for alleged graft, Comr.

Heru Andriyanto – Veteran legal experts expressed their disappointment on Tuesday with the increasingly graft-ridden law enforcement agencies and the blatant conspiracy between them and

Jakarta – The Cianjur Police say they will take firm measures against rioters by implementing a shoot-on-sight policy during ethnic, religious or racial-based conflicts.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Former National Police detective chief Susno Duadji should receive leniency in his graft trial, as he provided leads to unravel a case broker ring operating at th

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has sanctioned 12 prosecutors in response to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's demand that judicial corruption be eliminated in the coun

Nivell Rayda – Following the dramatic arrest of yet another Indonesian prosecutor on extortion allegations, the spotlight is again on corruption within the Attorney General's Office and

Armando Siahaan – The largely toothless National Police's and Public Prosecution Commission's watchdog commissions will be given new powers to conduct joint investigations into their re

Activists from several prominent non-government organizations visited the Jakarta Police headquarters on Tuesday to ask about the seemingly lack of progress in solving a number of big c

Bagus B. T. Saragih, Jakarta – The police are the worst of all judicial apparatus that use violence in carrying out their duties, a study by the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation says.

Dessy Sagita – A major Indonesian human rights group has accused the National Police of being the state institution guilty of committing the highest number of acts of violence against t

Nivell Rayda – The last year saw the appointment of three new law enforcement czars, each facing the daunting task of restoring the credibility of their respective agencies and winning

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The president on Monday acknowledged that public trust in law enforcement had plummeted during his six years in office, but hinted that some of the critici

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General Basrief Arief vowed on Monday that the notorious criminal case against two antigraft agency deputies would be his top priorit

Erwida Maulia and Dicky Christianto, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed former deputy attorney general Basrief Arief as the new attorney general, a surprise decision

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has acknowledged that the Indonesian people are "not satisfied" with the country's law enforcement system but says he ca

Serang – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said coordination between law enforcement institutions such as the Supreme Court, prosecutors, the National Police and his min

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Public confidence in the police force, prosecutors' offices and courts has fallen to a six-year low, according to a new study.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Former police advisor, diplomat, and now a graft convict, Sjahril Djohan, confirmed Thursday his role as a case broker in the National Police headquarters, t

Jayapura, Papua – Some 140 policemen from the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police paramilitary unit in Jakarta assigned to Puncak Jaya regency in Papua since September this year have been se

Ulma Haryanto & Antara, Jakarta – The public was to blame for corruption within the police force, Comr. Gen.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – A legislator at the House of Representatives commission III on Law and human rights says that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono needs to appointe an ex

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Outgoing National Police Chief Gen.

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The controversial new National Police chief, Comr. Gen. Timur Pradopo, said on Friday that his first job would be to gain the public's trust.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives rubber stamped the decision of House Commission III for security on Tuesday, paving the way for controversial Comr. Gen.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Angry human rights activists are set to carry their opposition to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's choice of Comr. Gen.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A House commission on Thursday agreed to recommend Comr. Gen.

Armando Siahaan & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A top official on Wednesday confirmed speculation that the sole candidate to head the National Police was chosen to prevent pol

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights says that National Police chief candidate Comr. Gen.

Farouk Arnaz & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The National Police have unveiled a new bureau within the detectives division to deal with public complaints of unprofessionalism and miscond

Armando Siahaan & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Legislators vetting the candidate to lead the National Police said they would question him over his statement that he would not

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to pick Comr. Gen.

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – The vaunted Reformasi era of democratic change in Indonesia is coming to a dead end under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's leadership, if his candidate for

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Human rights activists continued to protest on Friday the nomination of Comr. Gen.

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Comr. Gen.

Farouk Arnaz & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Despite public calls for the government to disband violent hard-line groups, the sole candidate to lead the National Police on Wednesday did

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Human rights activists urged the House of Representatives to reject Comr. Gen.