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 violations, including being involved in LGBT relations.
Internal Affairs (Propam) chief Sr. Comr. Eddwi Kurniyanto stated the enforcement was based on National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo's strict order against officers involved in serious crimes, drugs abuse, desertion and LGBT relations.
"We take strict actions, the National Police chief's order is clear," he told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
"Whoever violates [regulation], especially serious crimes and drugs abuse, will be discharged dishonorably."
Eddwi said in 2024 there were 25 personnel who were discharged dishonorably while as of August, there were five officers. Two officers were discharged for their involvement in LGBT relations in 2025 while in 2024 the violations were dominated by drugs and evidence abuses.
He added that various prevention and supervision measures, such as religious activities, psychological tests, urine tests and uniform and appearance tests, managed to reduce violations at Riau Islands Police by up to 50 percent.
"Violations by Riau Islands Police personnel were reduced [from 2024 to 2025]," he said.
"We took measures to maintain discipline and conducted psychological tests."
Meanwhile, Internal Security subdivision chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Ahmad Andi Suryadi acknowledged officers who were involved in LGBT relations.
He said the cases were detected through internal surveillance and not from public reports. The officers were then summoned and questioned.
"The officers were non-commissioned officers at the Riau Islands Police," Ahmad said.
"Indonesia does not tolerate LGBT in the National Police, the punishment is strictly dishonorably discharge."
He said while several other countries have different standards in handling LGBT cases, the National Police takes a strict stance.
To increase transparency and prevention, Eddwi also introduced Call Center 110 and a new QR code for fast reporting services.
"We guarantee the reporters' anonymity but do not make up false reports," he said.
"This is a proof that we are already transparent. So, police officers can no longer hurt the public."
Eddwi said all reports which had been proven to be true would be processed through codes of ethics and disciplinary hearings.
The Riau Islands Police ranked 20th in officers' violations nationally, which reflects a relatively lower number of violations. The top four provincial police forces with the highest violations were North Sumatra, West Java, East Java and Jakarta.