UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) hosted a Public Discussion Forum as part of a talk series involving key stakeholders in the Indonesian National Police Reform initiative. The event took place on Thursday (27/11/2025) at the Sriwijaya Room, ASEEC Tower, Campus B–Dharmawangsa. The forum brought together several national figures, including Prof Dr Otto Hasibuan SH MM MSCL, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, and IMIPAS RI.
Police reform
In his remarks, Prof Hasibuan emphasized that the forum serves as an open platform for the public to provide input to the National Police Reform Team established by the president. He underscored that reform efforts cannot rely solely on regulatory adjustments or organizational restructuring.
“All the regulations, including those related to police leadership, are already comprehensive. The question is, why do problems persist? It is because our core issue is not regulation, it is culture,” he stated.
He went on to cite concrete examples such as the challenges in police recruitment, issues of loyalty, and structural burdens that often spark public complaints. For that reason, he stressed the importance of receiving actionable feedback from the public. “We do not want to base our work solely on the internal perspectives of the team. Therefore, on this occasion, we hope to gather input from the public. We are not only identifying problems; we are also seeking solutions,” he explained.
Appreciation
Prof Hasibuan expressed his appreciation for UNAIR’s scholars and various civil society organizations in East Java who submitted written input and direct recommendations to the reform team. “In a short amount of time, we received outstanding feedback from three UNAIR professors and several community groups. Many arrived with written proposals. We deeply value this,” he said.
He concluded by noting that the 10-member Police Reform Acceleration Team will continue visiting regions outside Jakarta to gather the widest possible range of public perspectives.
Author: Adinda Octavia Setiowati
Editor: Yulia Rohmawati
