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February 12, 2020

Jakarta Globe - February 12, 2020

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – West Jakarta Police said they had no idea where to detain transgender celebrity Lucinta Luna, who was arrested for alleged illegal possession of drugs, unti

February 11, 2020

Jakarta Globe - February 11, 2020

Ricky Gunawan, Will Doran – In late January, three members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, or GCDP, traveled to Jakarta to discuss sustainable development and advancing Indone

February 7, 2020

January 23, 2020

Coconuts Jakarta - January 23, 2020

The lack of an explicit divine prohibition against meth led to a man, ostensibly of God, to consume the illegal drug without any apparent sense of guilt.

January 17, 2020

Coconuts Jakarta - January 17, 2020

A 69-year-old laborer named Samirin might not have expected a prison sentence for taking a tiny bit of leftover rubber sap at a plantation he used to work at in North Sumatra.

January 13, 2020

Jakarta Post - January 13, 2020

Jakarta – The police are reinforcing five newly formed regional police units in five regencies of the restive Papua province, which has been rocked by unrest over the past few months.

January 11, 2020

Jakarta Post - January 11, 2020

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Karo Police in North Sumatra have arrested the Payung police chief for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate.

December 26, 2019

Tempo - December 26, 2019

Jakarta – As an important element in our democratic state, the Indonesian Police is taking too long in putting their house in order.

December 23, 2019

Tempo - December 23, 2019

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko has dismissed rumors saying President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is establishing a Solo squad in the top leadership of the Nationa

December 14, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 14, 2019

Jakarta – Starting next week, the Jakarta Police are set to equip their patrol officers with body cameras.

December 6, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - December 6, 2019

Indonesia may have some of the harshest drug laws in the world, but new data showed that millions still consume illegal narcotics in the country.

Jakarta Post - December 6, 2019

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis has appointed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's former adjutant, Insp. Gen.

November 29, 2019

November 26, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 26, 2019

Jakarta – The North Jakarta Police force is preparing a special program for its overweight officers to help them lose weight so they can be healthy and perform their jobs better.

November 22, 2019

Tempo - November 22, 2019

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said he was against the idea voiced by the House of Representatives' (DPR) Law Commission to dissolve the National Narcotic

November 21, 2019

Tempo - November 21, 2019

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Head of the National Police Headquarters' public information officer, Grand Commissioner Asep Adi Saputra commented on the statement made by DPR legislator Trim

November 19, 2019

Jakarta Globe - November 19, 2019

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A middle-ranking police officer has been demoted by the order of the National Police Chief Idham Azis, who was reportedly angered by the subordinate natting awa

November 12, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 12, 2019

Jakarta – Two separate acid attacks have been reported within a week of each other in West Jakarta. The police are still investigating the incidents.

November 6, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2019

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested an Indonesian businessman named Giovani, his girlfriend Nola Aprilia and four police officers for allegedly conspiring to kidnap and to extor

November 1, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 1, 2019

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated on Friday Gen.

October 31, 2019

Tempo - October 31, 2019

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) staffer of monitoring and documentation bureau, Rivanlee Anandar, pointed up the appointmen

October 30, 2019

Jakarta Globe - October 30, 2019

Beritasatu, Jakarta – A House of Representatives commission unanimously approved the appointment of Comr. Gen.

October 29, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 29, 2019

Jakarta – The Southeast Sulawesi Police have taken disciplinary actions against six officers who carried firearms when they were sent to a rally on Sept.

October 23, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 23, 2019

Ivany Atina Arbi and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has proposed the National Police's criminal investigation department (Bareskrim) head Comr. Gen.

Jakarta Globe - October 23, 2019

Hotman Siregar & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday that Comr. Gen.

October 15, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - October 15, 2019

In addition to continually expanding the scope of traffic cameras in the capital, traffic police in Jakarta are utilizing another piece of technology that should, in theory, discourage

October 11, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 11, 2019

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has accused the National Police of maladministration while handling a string of post-election protests in Jakarta in May, which kil

October 10, 2019

Tempo - October 10, 2019

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Head of the North Sumatra Police Inspector General Agus Andrianto announced two suspect namings in links to the death of the region's Indonesian Forum for the E

October 3, 2019

Jakarta Globe - October 3, 2019

Jakarta (Berita Satu) – The National Police announced on Thursday that six policemen in Southeast Sulawesi have been accused of breaching operating procedure during the Sept.

October 1, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2019

Jakarta – The National Police's internal investigation team is questioning 13 police officers after a demonstration in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, resulted in the deaths of two studen

September 26, 2019

Tempo - September 26, 2019

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko confirmed that police members who physically abused protestors in the nationwide students' protest will be punished.

September 11, 2019

Tempo - September 11, 2019

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Following Tuesday's court trial, Kivlan Zen has officially been named as the defendant in the case of illegal firearm possession.

September 4, 2019

Tempo - September 4, 2019

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto declared that he would personally arrest the leader of the United Liberation Movement for

July 26, 2019

Jakarta Post - July 26, 2019

Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is investigating the possibility that money from drug trafficking has ended up in the hands of regional officials and jail wardens.

July 10, 2019

Tempo - July 10, 2019

Friski Riana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed several instructions to the National Police during his speech in the Police 73rd anniversary ceremony at Monas, Wednesda

July 5, 2019

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2019

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has recorded that, from June 2018 to May 2019, the National Police carried out hundreds of acts of violen

July 2, 2019

CNN Indonesia - July 2, 2019

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) is urging the state to carry out a substantive internal reform of the National Police (Polri).

June 13, 2019

Tempo - June 13, 2019

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Insp. Gen.

May 16, 2019

Jakarta Post - May 16, 2019

Jakarta – While acknowledging that some reports of street crimes that have recently gone viral on social media are genuine, the Jakarta Police has warned netizens not to uncritically a

Jakarta Globe - May 16, 2019

Antara/Bayu Marhaenjati & Nur Yasmin & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Investigators are currently studying a police report containing treason allegations against prominent figures A

May 8, 2019

Tempo - May 8, 2019

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Narcotics Agency (BNN) collaborated with ride-hailing app company Grab Indonesia to prevent illegal drug distribution.

May 3, 2019

Tempo - May 3, 2019

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) criticized the way police personnel handled members of the anarchy group identified as

March 17, 2019

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2019

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's Anti-Bandit Squad arrested 186 suspects during Operation Cipta Kondusif, which was conducted from March 11 to 15 in Greater Jakarta.

March 11, 2019

Jakarta Post - March 11, 2019

Jakarta – Outspoken government critic Andi Arief has accused Karni Ilyas, a senior Indonesian journalist working for TV One, of "defaming him" on television following his recent illici

March 4, 2019

Jakarta Post - March 4, 2019

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The police nabbed Democratic Party deputy secretary-general Andi Arief on Sunday for allegedly consuming sabu-sabu (crystal methamphetamine).

February 28, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 28, 2019

Jakarta – Prosecutors have asked the West Jakarta District Court to sentence gang leader Hercules Rozario Marshal to three years in prison for his alleged criminal activities related t

February 27, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 27, 2019

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – The South Sumatra Police say they are looking into the alleged wrongful arrest and assault committed by their officers in relation to a rape case in Ogan Ili

February 26, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - February 26, 2019

Haris Ismail AKA Ujang, a 25-year-old laborer, was allegedly abducted and tortured by police officers on Thursday evening last week in the South Sumatra capital of Palembang.

Jakarta Post - February 26, 2019

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – It was a bright Sunday morning when hundreds of Denpasar residents flocked to the area around Puputan Margarana field in Renon, which is a car-free area e