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Said Abdullah Urges Suyudi to Make Broad Reforms in Indonesia’s Police
Indonesia’s new national police chief, Suyudi Ario Seto, took over from Listyo Sigit Prabowo after President Prabowo Subianto appointed him with parliament’s approval.
Suyudi has reshuffled 88 senior officers, including 19 regional police chiefs, to form his team.
PDI-P politician Said Abdullah says those changes are only a first step toward broader reforms to police structures, management and workplace culture.
He points to concerns about investigations, case updates, officers’ integrity and the use of police powers.
Said says people should not have to rely on informal contacts or social media attention to get their cases handled.
He urges Suyudi to introduce early, practical changes and strengthen internal and outside oversight, including public involvement.
Said says better discipline and more professional, respectful service could help build public trust, but he notes that a full reform effort will take time.
Said Abdullah urged Indonesia’s new police chief, Suyudi Ario Seto, to pursue broad reforms across the national police.
He said the leadership change and recent personnel rotations were only an initial step.
Abdullah called for changes to police governance, structure, workplace culture, public service and law enforcement.
He also urged stronger internal and external oversight and short-term measures to build public trust.
- Who
- Said Abdullah, a senior official of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, urged police chief Suyudi Ario Seto to act.
- What
- Abdullah called for broad reforms in Indonesia’s national police, including stronger oversight and better public service.
- When
- CNN Indonesia published the report on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- Abdullah said personnel changes were only an initial step and that reforms were needed to improve governance, integrity, law enforcement and public trust.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
One stage has been completed by General Suyudi, rotating strategic ranks to get a solid team. But this is only the initial stage, because a pile of work remains, from improving governance, structure and culture, which, if translated into action programs, might fill volumes.
For victims, a police report is the hope that the state is present; the complainant has the right to know about developments that can be disclosed without having to find out 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.
President Prabowo Subianto appointed Suyudi Ario Seto to replace Listyo Sigit Prabowo, with parliamentary approval.
Suyudi rotated 88 senior officers, including 19 regional police chiefs.
CNN Indonesia reported Abdullah’s call for broader police reforms.
- New police chief
- Suyudi Ario Seto
- Predecessor
- Listyo Sigit Prabowo
- Senior officers rotated
- 88
- Regional police chiefs rotated
- 19
- Oversight bodies named
- Itwasum, Propam and Kompolnas
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