One Year of No Progress in Laptop Theft Case Leads to Challenge of Police Law at the Constitutional Court

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A private sector employee named Ilham Khatami, along with two other applicants, has filed a judicial review of Law Number 2 of 2002 and Law Number 5 of 2026 concerning the police at the Constitutional Court (MK).

Ilham Khatami, who is Applicant III, claims his constitutional rights have been violated after he reported the theft of an Asus Tuf Gaming laptop to the Metro Jaya Police on August 20, 2025.

"However, empirical evidence shows the ironic state of law enforcement: since this police report was officially issued in August 2025, it has been over a year without any progress in the handling of the case that is transparent, measurable, and accountable from the Metro Jaya Police," stated the amendment to case application 355/PUU-XXIV/2026, which was heard at the MK on Monday (20/10/2026).

The theft report includes Police Report Receipt Certificate Number STTLP/B/5850/VIII/2025/SPKT/Metro Jaya dated August 20, 2025.

According to the applicant, the police, as a law enforcement agency funded by public taxes, have an absolute obligation to provide fair legal certainty.

"The neglect of the right to report on the certainty of information regarding the progress of this case is marked by the fact that the Periodic Update of Investigation Results Notification (SP2HP) has never been issued to Applicant III," the applicant wrote.

The applicant argued that this action is not merely an administrative violation but a rejection of justice.

This is seen as a violation of the applicant's constitutional rights and a guarantee of fair legal certainty.

Demands for Police Reform Under the Ministry

Based on these claims, the applicants are urging the Court to consider reforming the police by placing them under the ministry that handles internal affairs.

The applicants argue that the doctrine of police under the ministry has been empirically upheld by countries with good corruption perception indexes.

They cite examples such as Singapore, where the police fall under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Japan's police are under the Minister of State, New Zealand's police are under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and South Korea's police operate under the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.

In their petition, the applicants request that Article 8 Paragraph 1 of the Police Law be amended to:

"The National Police of the Republic of Indonesia operates under the organizational structure of a presidential assistant ministry handling internal affairs, and under independent functional oversight by the National Police Commission."

They also request that Article 8 Paragraph 2 of the Police Law be amended so that the Chief of Police is accountable to the president through the minister of internal affairs.