“National Implementation of RW Police Program Ordered by Indonesian Police Chief”

CNN Indonesia

Wednesday, May 17 2023 23:45 WIB

Yogyakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Head of the Security Maintenance Agency (Kabaharkam) National Police Commissioner General Fadil Imran opened his voice explaining the program RW Police to be implemented throughout Indonesia.

He said the implementation of the RW Police nationally was an instruction from the National Police Chief, General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

“For the RW Police, it has become the order and policy of the Chief of Police for us to implement it in stages throughout Indonesia,” Fadil said after the Formation and Inauguration of the RW Police (Polisi Watch Citizens) at the Yogyakarta City Hall, Wednesday (17/5).

Fadil said that all Polda had pilot projects for the RW Police program. Standardization is enforced when this program has found its form or model.

“We will continue to carry out the process of standardization, training, education, so that the police assigned to this RW, when in Jogja coordinate with the Citizens Watch Police. He also has the skills of communication, crime prevention, coordination and so on,” said Fadil.

“Of course, in order to maintain the quality of the RW Policy, we are also gradual,” continued the former Metro Jaya Police Chief.

In the same place, DIY Police Chief Inspector General Pol Suwondo Nainggolan said officers who were stationed as RW police had the task of collaborating with the Citizens Watch group whose activities had been stipulated in the DIY Gubernatorial Regulation.

He said the RW police were not tasked with supervising, but were discussion partners with the residents when they found various activities that had the potential to be criminal acts. The existence of the RW Police is intended for a quick response to complaints or complaints from the public.

“For example, there are drugs (reported by the RW Police), the drug chief knows. There is something related to the defense of the babinsa knows, the babinsa can report to the danramil and the danrem. That’s the mechanism and this is a discussion partner, for example what steps to take instead of them having doubts, so in here are the discussion partners, the RW police friends here are assisting,” said Suwondo.

Baharkam Polri previously stated that the RW Police program would be implemented nationally in various regions. Kabaharkam Polri Komjen Fadil Imran also directly launched the RW Police program for the West Java region.

Fadil explained that the RW Police will be stationed in each area in the hope of preventing disturbances to security and public order. In carrying out the action, he said the RW Police would cooperate with all elements of society.

Fadil said that the RW Police program was expected to help solve problems quickly. According to him, the RW Police can also function to prevent potential crimes from forming.

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Ahmad Sahroni, on the other hand, highlighted the RW Police program which he thought was good because it was able to make the police respond more quickly to citizen complaints. However, he warned that there would be no abuse of authority that was not in line with law and human rights.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD said the RW Police program had not yet been included in the nationalization agenda. He said the RW Police was an internal Polri program and needed further discussion in the future.

“Let’s talk about it later, it’s an internal affair and very internal,” Mahfud said at the Kepatihan Complex, Yogyakarta City, Tuesday (16/5).

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