Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-192-2011

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Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Imparsial has said the National Police should not come under the direct auspices of the president, in order to avoid abuse.

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Index: ASA 21/027/2011

Ronna Nirmala & Banjir Ambarita – Prominent human rights activists urged the government on Sunday to hold immediate talks with people in restive Papua, as violence and calls for ind

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the human rights watchdog Imparsial found that there is a widespread public perception that the police frequently use torture as a weapon against suspect

Ulma Haryanto – In a rare display of unity, top law enforcement officials on Tuesday agreed to give better protection to whistle-blowers, recognizing them as an integral part of the cou

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has dismissed and demoted 24 prosecutors and 94 others were punished for abusing their authority, lack of discipline or other violations.

Jakarta – Several non-governmental organizations grouped under the People's Coalition for Police Reform rallied in front of the National Police headquarters on Friday, demanding a full

Banjir Ambarita – Raja Ampat Police on Monday denied reports that legal advocate Johnson Panjaitan has been held hostage as a result of a dispute between two mining companies in West Pa

Jakarta – The National Police have been dragging their feet in investigating 20 major corruption cases, a watchdog says.

Jakarta – Newly appointed National Police chief detective Insp. Gen. Sutarman admits police are unable to resolve a large portion of cases they are tasked to investigate.

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Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) said Wednesday it received 339 police complaints from the public from April to June.

Farouk Arnaz, Banda Aceh – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has singled out religious-based conflict and violence in his latest call for a crackdown on crime.

Jakarta – After 13 years of the ostensible reform in the National Police, the institution remains one of the most corrupt institutions in the country, critics said ahead of the force's

Bagus BT Saragih – On the heels of a series of killings and attacks against police officers across the country, the police force have, once again, been criticized on their violent acts

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police's detectives unit has a new policy aimed at combating corruption – by requiring its members and visitors to wear an anti-corruption pins whenever they

Jakarta – As they struggle to restore the tarnished image of their institution, police officers now face increasingly higher risks of violence while on duty.

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.