Police Reform Discussions Resume: Should National Police Chief Suyudi Revisit KPRP Recommendations?
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto has reassigned two three-star generals from their roles in the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) as part of the latest personnel changes announced in Telegram Letter No. ST/2515/XI/KEP./2026 dated November 9, 2026.
The two generals, Inspector General Syahardiantono and Inspector General Yuda Gustawan, will now be taking on new roles at the Police Education and Training Institute (Lemdiklat).
Syahardiantono will be assigned to the Research and Development sector of Lemdiklat, while Yuda Gustawan will be responsible for Teaching Staff and Students at the same institute.
This reshuffling also affects several other positions.
In the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), Brigadier General Moh Irhamni, who previously served as Director of Certain Criminal Offences, has been appointed as Senior Investigator at Level II of Bareskrim.
Irhamni's previous position has been filled by Commissioner Bismo Teguh Prakoso, who was formerly the Director of Narcotics at the Metro Jaya Regional Police.
Additionally, Commissioner Yuyan Priatmaja, previously serving as a mid-level officer at Bareskrim with duties at the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), has been appointed Head of Sub-Directorate I at the Directorate of General Criminal Offences within Bareskrim.
Changes have also occurred in the Anti-Terror Special Detachment (Densus) 88 of the National Police.
Commissioner Fachrul Sugiarto has been assigned as an Instructor at the Police Academy (Akpol) Lemdiklat.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Monitoring Sub-Directorate at Densus 88’s Intelligence Directorate is now Commissioner Ervindo Maulana.
This personnel change includes several individuals assigned to various regional police departments (Polda).
These include the Nusa Tenggara Timur, Gorontalo, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, Papua, Central Papua, West Papua, Southwest Papua, West Sulawesi, and Maluku regions.
The Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir, stated that the reshuffle is part of career development and organizational renewal.
According to him, the placements consider the organization’s needs, competence, abilities, and integrity.
“Personnel changes are part of career development and organizational renewal. The personnel placement is made with meritocracy, competence, capability, and integrity in mind so that every official entrusted with responsibility can perform their duties and responsibilities professionally while supporting the organization’s performance enhancement,” Isir said in a statement on Tuesday (November 10, 2026).
Isir also expressed gratitude to those who previously held these positions.
He urged the newly assigned officials to quickly adapt to their respective tasks.
“We thank the former officials for their dedication to the National Police. For those entrusted with new responsibilities, it is hoped that they will swiftly adapt and strengthen solidarity, allowing police duties to be performed more optimally,” Isir added.