Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-178-2009

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Suherdjoko and Dicky Christanto, Semarang, Jakarta – Experts on Sunday called for the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to build a stricter internal monitoring system following its plan t

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Amid a slew of reports of civilians being abused by the police, experts say the Jakarta Police should implement human rights standards in their work procedur

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-175-2009

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Nivell Rayda – Officially, 37-year-old Yudho is a chauffeur for a senior officer at the Jakarta Police, but in actuality the unassuming father of three has a much more lucrative occupat

Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Abuse of power continues to be a problem during police raids, the National Commission on Human Rights said on Wednesday.

Jakarta Globe – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD continued his attack on the nation's embattled law enforcement institutions on Friday, stating that the war on the "judicial mafia"

Heru Andriyanto – The AGO remained defiant in the face of criticism on Wednesday, with its spokesman playing down calls for urgent internal reform within its ranks, including those from

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The record of the police in handling graft cases, has been poor, say experts, prompting demands to government to hand over the authority to probe such cases

Nivell Rayda – Activists have called for the empowerment of the toothless and allegedly biased National Police Commission in a bid to clean up the National Police.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must take action to complete internal reforms of the National Police and at the Attorney General's Office to restore public confidence in th

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-155-2009

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Farouk Arnaz – There was a major reshuffle in the ranks of the National Police over the weekend as some officers reached the mandatory retirement age of 55 and others were promoted, an

Bekasi – It has been seven years since community policing was adopted in Bekasi, but the concept has yet to penetrate the lives of all residents there.

Jakarta – The National Police has dismissed between 300 and 350 officers annually over the past few years due to human rights violations, a senior officer says.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The government has been under fire for "neglecting" the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) that has resulted in a lack of employees and a poor performa

Kafil Yamin – On a hot and sticky recent Saturday, hundreds of travelers heading out of the capital to Bogor found themselves stranded in "UKI," a well-known transportation depot in Eas

Mataram – Police were still questioning four people Tuesday following a clash with police officers Monday night in Rasabou village, Bima regency, West Nusa Tenggara.

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – The police and the general public are not ready to be partners in establishing community policing, with the former still lacking accountability and tending to act

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Agnes, who would not give her last name for safety reasons, had to pay the police nearly Rp 3 million (US$294) to get a report confirming her car had been stolen

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-065-2009

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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-066-2009

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Farouk Arnaz – The National Police, which has long been the target of widespread allegations of human rights abuses, on Thursday issued a new set of law enforcement standards meant to m

The Indonesian police carry out widespread abuse with impunity against criminal suspects and poor and marginalized communities, according to a new Amnesty International report published

Tom Allard, Merauke – Ask five Australians in the Papuan town of Merauke to name the worst thing about being detained for almost nine months and the responses vary.

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – The city administration should close down public order agencies across the country, locally known as Satpol PP, following repeated incidents of alleged viol

The police's credibility and professionalism are being questioned as they failed to progress in their month-long investigation into the contentious voter list fraud cases in the Madures

Kafil Yamin – A group representing about 60 pharmacy owners in North and Central Jakarta has lodged a complaint with city police, claiming to have been blackmailed by a rogue police off

Urgent Appeal Case - AHRC-UAC-013-2009

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Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The recent shake-up of senior officials at the National Police will not bring about significant change in the force, experts said Sunday.

Jakarta – Armed with wooden sticks, several young police officers were seen banging on public minivans loading passengers at Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, and blocking the roads.

Jakarta – About one hundred street musicians rallied in front of East Java Police headquarters in Surabaya on Monday to protest the rounding up of their fellow street musicians in natio

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An expert said that up to now the police war on thugs has set unclear objectives and therefore resulted in even greater confusion in the field.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Three days after the National Police declared its war against thugs, questions still remain as to whether the operation will give residents more peace or not

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Gen.

Jakarta – Newly-installed National Police chief Comr. Gen.

Newly-elected National Police chief Comr. Gen.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Monday approved Comr. Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri as the new National Police chief to replace Gen.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The East Java Police have accepted responsibility for recent fatalities caused by two separate incidents in Pasuruan and Bojonegoro, saying they acted negli

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A mother of two teenage boys, Mira, 40, wants the oldest to join the police once he graduates from high school, hopefully next year.

Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has attributed its failure to boost the performance of the police force to a lack of power.

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Indonesian police have sought assistance from New Zealand police to implement improved community policing in the Papua region.

Jakarta – The centralized structure of the police force hampers efforts to build an effective professional law enforcement body, a researcher said in a discussion Friday.

Jakarta – The National Police needs to improve its recruitment and training if it hopes to reform its image as a corruption-riddled institution, observers said Thursday.

Jjakart – The Indonesian public ranks the police the most corrupt government institution, followed by the judiciary and legislatures, according to a list compiled by German-based Transp

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – Internal reforms for Indonesia's police force have been put on hold because President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has not officially inaugurated the body respons

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – In a bid to stamp out corruption within the police force, a group of activists officially launched Thursday the Jogja Police Watch (JPW).

Jakarta – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto said that the theft and burning of Indonesian flags in Aceh were not separatist actions.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – A police officer pulls over a motorist and asks him to show his driver's license and his vehicle's documents.