Indonesian National Police

Indonesian National Police
Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia
Insignia of POLRI
Insignia of POLRI
Insignia of the Police Headquarters
Insignia of the Police Headquarters
Flag of POLRI
Flag of POLRI
AbbreviationPOLRI
MottoSanskrit: Rastra Sewakottama
(Serving the Nation)
Agency overview
Formed19 August 1945; 79 years ago (1945-08-19) (as State Police Agency)
1 July 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-01) (official anniversary)
Employees440,000 (2020)
Legal personalityPolice force
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		Indonesia
Operations jurisdictionIndonesia
Legal jurisdictionNational
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersKebayoran Baru, South Jakarta
Agency executives
Notables
Anniversary
  • 1 July
Website
www.polri.go.id
Indonesian National Police headquarters (Mabes Polri) in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta

The Indonesian National Police (Indonesian: Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia, lit. 'The State Police of the Republic of Indonesia', abbreviated as POLRI) is the national law enforcement and police force of the Republic of Indonesia. Founded on 1 July 1946, it was formerly a part of the country's military since 1962. The police were formally separated from the armed forces on 1 April 1999 in a process which was formally completed on 1 July 1999.[2]

The organization is now independent and is under the direct auspices of the President of Indonesia. The Indonesian National Police is responsible for law enforcement and policing duties all over Indonesia. The organization is widely known for its corruption, violence/brutality and incompetence.[3][4]

The Indonesian National Police also takes part in international United Nations missions, and, after special training, provided security for the UNAMID mission to protect internally-displaced people in Darfur.[5]

In total, per 2020 the total personnel that the Indonesian National Police possesses is 440,000,[6] and the number is increasing every year, it includes 34,000 Brimob personnel,[7] with up-to 7,000 water and aviation police personnel.[8] Polri is also assisted by an estimated 1 million members of Senkom Mitra Polri volunteers throughout the country which are civilians that assist the police.[9]

The headquarters of the Indonesian National Police is located in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta and the Indonesian National Police hotline-emergency number is 110 which serves all over Indonesia 24 hours.[10]

  1. ^ Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 2 Tahun 2002  (in Indonesian) – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ "Indonesian police split from military". CNN. Reuters. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ Davies, Sharyn Graham; Meliala, Adrianus; Buttle, John, Indonesia's secret police weapon (Jan-Mar 2013 ed.), Inside Indonesia, retrieved 8 December 2015
  4. ^ Rohmah, Ainur (13 January 2022). "Twitter Users Ridicule Indonesian Police". asiesentinel.con. Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Sudan Focus: United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) introduces Community Policing in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Khartoum" (PDF), UN Police Magazine (5 ed.), United Nations, p. 16, July 2010, archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2018, retrieved 30 April 2019
  6. ^ Suwarsono, Tjuk (20 March 2021). "Polisi Terbanyak dan Terbaik" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ Hackett, James, ed. (2021). Written at Abingdon, Oxon. The military balance 2021. New York City: International Institute for Strategic Studies. ISBN 978-1-000-41545-2. OCLC 1239962384.
  8. ^ Dewi, Anita Permata (4 December 2019). Burhani, Ruslan (ed.). "Kapolri ingatkan jajaran Polairud jaga kesehatan". Antara News. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ Akhmad, Chairul (10 June 2014). "Senkom Mitra Polri Gelar Rakernas". Republika Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Website Resmi Polri". www.polri.go.id. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.