Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed the government’s commitment to implementing comprehensive reforms of all law enforcement agencies in Indonesia. This strategic step is positioned as a key pillar in the transformation of state governance to create a more professional bureaucracy with integrity and upholding human rights values.
The President emphasized that this reform is not merely an administrative overhaul, but a major effort to strengthen public trust as a foundation for national stability. This aligns with the momentum of the enactment of the National Criminal Code in 2026, which is designed to prioritize balance between civil rights and a more humanistic approach to justice.
“The state needs law enforcement agencies that are professional, clean, and full of integrity—that’s absolutely essential,” said President Prabowo.
Echoing this vision, Bima, Executive Director of the Forum for Legal Studies (FK2H) at the University of Jember, assessed that the reform measures and implementation of the new national law are a concrete manifestation of legal decolonization in Indonesia. According to him, this transition is crucial to ensuring that human rights protection remains intact amidst bureaucratic modernization.
“The 2026 National Criminal Code adopts a balanced legal school. This is the momentum to ensure that there are no longer any colonial-era articles that violate civil rights, and it also serves as a reference for law enforcement officers to act in a more measured and humane manner,” said Bima.
The Chairman of the Commission for the Acceleration of National Police Reform, Jimly Asshiddiqie, added that the President’s directive demonstrates the government’s seriousness in strengthening the quality of law enforcement institutions in a comprehensive and integrated manner.
“The President instructed that reform should not be carried out solely within one institution, but must be carried out in an integrated manner so that all institutions become more professional and able to meet public expectations,” said Jimly.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Dofiri, a member of the Commission for the Acceleration of National Police Reform, stated that the President also asked all levels of government to gather broad public input to ensure that reforms are on target.
“In accordance with the President’s directive, all public input must be gathered as widely as possible so that reforms are effective and provide real benefits to the community,” said Dofiri.
Through this strategic step, the government is optimistic that comprehensive reform will provide a crucial momentum in strengthening state institutions and providing increasingly high-quality public services that respect human rights.