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Suyudi Takes Over as Indonesia’s Police Chief and Rotates 88 Senior Officers
President Prabowo appointed General Suyudi Ario Seto as Indonesia’s police chief, replacing General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and Parliament approved the appointment.
Commissioner General Wahyu Hadiningrat became deputy police chief.
Less than 24 hours after his appointment, Suyudi rotated 88 senior officers, including 19 regional police chiefs.
The changes are an early step toward forming a team to lead the police force.
The commentary says Suyudi faces wider challenges, including improving police services, accountability and internal culture.
It argues that stronger oversight and discipline could help improve public trust in the police.
Suyudi has said that police authority should rest on professionalism, integrity and proportionate firmness, and that the police should work with the public.
President Prabowo appointed General Suyudi Ario Seto as Indonesia’s police chief, replacing General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
Indonesia’s House of Representatives approved the appointment, according to a Detik opinion article.
Suyudi rotated 88 senior officers, including 19 regional police chiefs, less than 24 hours after his appointment, the article said.
Wahyu Hadiningrat was appointed deputy police chief.
The article said Suyudi faces work to improve police governance, service, discipline and public trust.
- Who
- General Suyudi Ario Seto took over as Indonesia’s police chief, with Wahyu Hadiningrat as deputy.
- What
- Suyudi replaced Listyo Sigit Prabowo and rotated 88 senior officers.
- When
- The rotation took place less than 24 hours after Suyudi’s appointment. The article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- The rotation was described as an early step to assemble a solid team and refresh the police organization.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
For victims, a police report is the hope that the state is present; those who report have the right to know about developments that can be disclosed without having to seek information through informal access to investigators.
Police do not lose authority by being friendly, but modern authority comes from competence, self-control, integrity and proportionate firmness.
Being head of the police is not the peak of a career, but the peak of responsibility.
Suyudi rotated 88 senior officers, including 19 regional police chiefs, in less than 24 hours.
Detik published an opinion article about Suyudi’s appointment and the challenges facing his leadership.
- New police chief
- General Suyudi Ario Seto
- Predecessor
- General Listyo Sigit Prabowo
- Deputy police chief
- Wahyu Hadiningrat
- Senior officers rotated
- 88
- Regional police chiefs rotated
- 19
- House of Representatives
- Approved Suyudi’s appointment
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