Coordinating Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra states the government is drafting a Government Regulation to resolve the controversy over police positions outside the police structure. This approach is chosen for its speed compared to revising the law, targeting completion by the end of January 2026. The effort involves several ministries to establish a clear legal basis.
Jakarta (VIVA) – The Indonesian government is preparing a Government Regulation (PP) to address the controversy regarding the placement of National Police (Polri) members in civil service positions outside the police structure. This statement was made by Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services Yusril Ihza Mahendra on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Yusril explained that drafting the PP is faster than revising Law No. 2 of 2002 on the National Police (UU Polri), so the President opted for this to maintain focus. "Drafting the PP will clearly be faster than drafting a law. Therefore, the President chose regulation through PP," Yusril said.
The legal basis for the PP refers to Article 19 of Law No. 20 of 2023 on Civil Service Apparatus (UU ASN), which states that certain ASN positions can be filled by TNI and Polri personnel with further provisions in the PP. Additionally, Article 28 paragraph (4) of UU Polri allows Polri members to hold civil bureaucracy positions outside policing if retired or resigned.
The Constitutional Court (MK) decision clarifies that prohibited positions are those unrelated to policing. "If so, what positions are related to the Police? This will be regulated in the PP," Yusril stated.
The PP aims to implement Article 28 paragraph (4) of UU Polri, the MK decision, and Article 19 of UU ASN. It will replace and reorganize positions previously governed by Police Regulation No. 10 of 2025.
The formulation process began two days earlier, involving the Ministry of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform (KemenPANRB), Ministry of State Secretariat, and Ministry of Law and Human Rights, coordinated by the Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services. The President has approved this regulation via PP, hoping for completion by late January 2026.
