Indonesian police chief opposes proposal to place police under ministry

FILE PHOTO: New Indonesian police officers perform during a commissioning ceremony for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 23, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has firmly opposed proposals to place the force under the supervision of a ministry, warning he would rather step down than see the police no longer report directly to the President.

His statement came during a Monday (Jan 26 meeting with the House of Representatives’ Commission III, which oversees legal affairs, alongside regional police chiefs across the country.