"It is our hope that this transformation team will truly be able to reform the Polri in a comprehensive manner, assisting the police in improving its public image and performance," she remarked in Jakarta on Monday.
Polri Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo confirmed that he formed the transformation team through a letter of command signed on September 17. The team is tasked with supporting the government's broader reform efforts across the police institution.
"In line with the government's planned Police Reform Commission, we at Polri have decided to set up an internal team tasked with evaluating all the programs we have implemented," he stated.
Listyo explained that the team will identify areas requiring improvement by gathering input, suggestions, and criticism from the public and experts.
"We continue to move toward reforms to address areas that need fixing, whether in terms of operations, instruments, or oversight. Our reform covers all aspects under public scrutiny. We are always open to improvement," he affirmed.
The 52-member team comprises senior and mid-ranking officers, led by Head of the Polri Center for Education and Training Commissioner General Chryshnanda Dwilaksana.
Amid growing public pressure for a thorough overhaul of Polri, the government has announced plans to establish the Police Reform Commission, which President Prabowo Subianto is expected to formalize soon through a presidential decree.
On September 17, Prabowo also inaugurated former Polri deputy chief Ahmad Dofiri as his special advisor on public security and police reform. Following his swearing-in, Dofiri said he would immediately begin structuring the national commission.
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Editor: Anton Santoso
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