inp.polri.go.id – For 76 years the Indonesian National Police (Polri) are increasingly showing their identity as a reliable law enforcement institution.
This was conveyed by the Deputy Chief of Polri (Wakapolri), Commissioner General Dr. Gatot Eddy Pramono MSi. According to Gatot, "Polri works in accordance with the constitution, laws and regulations, established SOPs and professional codes of ethics. Some of the main tasks of Polri that some people may not like are the law enforcement, such as ticketing traffic violators, detaining suspects, and processing criminals. This function has the potential to generate hate," he said.
This assertive statement has deep meaning and urgency with the current situation. The police as law enforcement officers must work with the law. The law that will create security and order.
Indonesia is a democratic country. In the era of social media where it has a huge impact on the community, public expression is often a pressure in itself. Facing all of this, the Police cannot be shaken.
The police must be careful and vigilant in their work in upholding the law. They cannot be shaken just because of some opinions, or loud noises on social media, because the police's alignment is only with upholding the law, taking action against law violators. Only then will justice be realized.
Does law enforcement have implications may cause some people hate the institution, as stated by Wakapolri. However, the measure of the subjectivity of lawbreakers is not the benchmark.
If traffic violators are not dealt with, chaos could occur in the road, and this is just one example if the Police did not uphold the law. If other crimes such as vandalism, robbery, terrorism, and drug dealers are not dealt with, indeed the state is not a safe place to live in anymore.
Order cannot be achieved without strict, strong, measurable law enforcement and respect for human rights. The criminals do not want the police to be strong. Because it's a threat to them.
Polri, until now and in the future, are still on the right track. Even facing social media pressure in several cases, the Police remain cautious.
There are two or three credible survey institutions that also show that the index of power over the performance of Polri remains in the top three. This means, the majority of the public is not swayed by the daily trends of social media. They still aware that the police are still with the people.
This is also a proof of a strong institution. Only a with a strong embodiment of law enforcement force could make the entire society become orderly and uphold its legal system, and that is something that most people want, because the public needs security and comfort.
So, here is the urgency of the Wakapolri statement. The law and the constitution must be the guide. Without it, even the state could go down into ash