Indonesia Proposes Strengthening Kompolnas: Investigative Powers and Ethics Oversight for National Police
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Indonesia Proposes Strengthening Kompolnas: Investigative Powers and Ethics Oversight for National Police

The Committee for the Acceleration of Police Reform (KPRP) has proposed significant empowerment for the National Police Commission (Kompolnas). The plan grants Kompolnas direct investigative authority into ethical misconduct and the power to participate in police ethics tribunals, aiming to bolster external oversight of the National Police.

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