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| A Police officer on the field after securing evidence from a man who brought some amount of weed on the street at South Jakarta (Photo : Donal Husni) |
In the morning of May 28th 2016 I was awake on 5 am, preparing to attend the examination of competency held by Indonesian Independent Journalist Organization (AJI). As usual, i gout on my open garage that was closed by gate and lock to heat up my motor bike, then i went to the bathroom to take a bath, during my spending time in the bathroom I heard the sound of gate opened, but I think it was just my neighbor, but then the sound getting loud until i realize that it was my gate opened. I suddenly put my towel wrap my on my belly and jumped to the front of my house, my bike was stolen, i run tried to catch the two thief but there is nothing that I can do, the speed up and i cannot stop them, event the security who guard my complex house cannot catch them.
It feel so hurt to experience that for me and I believe it will be the same for any one who get that experience, all I can do is to accept the reality and let it go. Security then asked me to completed my motor bike document and copy it then give to them for they will process it to the police. When talking about the police, I show pessimism because almost three years a go I also lost my camera equipment with total lost of 40,000,000 rupiah and my report to the police is just the paper that they will keep in drawer. But any way there is no wrong I guess to file report, so i did what the security told, I was also contacted my fellow journalist who cover tangerang area in Banten Province to give the number of Tangerang Chief of Police, then informed the chief on what happening to me, he answered it and say he already informed it to his men. As days goes by there is no information on where about my stolen motor bike was until now and also as years goes by I have to let go my lost camera, although the thief was caught by the police, i cannot continue to process it as they asking me for money if I want the case to be solved.
Living in Indonesia as the citizen, i am fully aware that I have to survive on my own, because the system in this country is very corrupt; a typical in any development country. That is why i always put in my mind "Let Go, Let God". This situation not just happening to me, it also happen to any body. The question is, why the police not working effectively in reducing the crime in this country?
Base on the data released by Indonesian Statistic Bureau (BPS) from 2010 to 2013 number of crime in Indonesia ups and down but the solving case of number of crime reported only 40-50% solved by the police.
But the fact happening on the field is totally different because crime solving based on crime reported to the police handling by "who can give money" to the police, you can ask any one who reported crime to the police especially with motor vehicle thievery or luxury item, they will work hard in solving the problem if we pay them the money. At the end it's not the case of proportion of police with people after all, but the willingness to solve the crime by the police. Is that so bad that the police asking for money every time they received crime report to be solved?
Graphic below will explain to us how much income the police have from the low level grade to the high level grade compare to the daily expense that they have to spend for them self and their family :
As we can see from the graphic, the total income plus police additional income from bonus that they get per year compare to the expense that they have to spend is not reasonable. Only few police get honor and respected income by becoming other professional work like ojek, carpenter, or selling goods to have additional income and i fully respect with that. The real problem is when most of the police get easy income by doing corruption such as asking money when they receive crime report to be solved or asking money on the street with violators of traffic rules on the street.
Although the proportion between the police vs society still the problem for the police to work fast and effectively to solve the crime, but the real main problem is the salary of the police that still far from acceptable. Badrodin already asking additional police through Indonesian House of Representative according to CNN Indonesia Report :
"We are proposing an additional budget allocation in the budget of fiscal year 2016 amounting to Rp 20.099 trillion," said Badrodin during a meeting on Thursday (17/9). According Badrodin, additional budget would be used to cover the lack of payment of salaries, allowances and remuneration amounting to Rp 5.17 trillion. Police will also use an additional budget of Rp 6.27 trillion for the construction of facilities and procurement of equipment in order to improve public services and the handling of social unrest. The additional funds raised the most for use in the improvement of operational support offices and the implementation of the technical functions of the police amounted to Rp 8.65 trillion"
With above additional budget still not helping the police to get the acceptable salary compare to their expense / year. This is not not an easy problem to be solved, really need serious act if we want the police to work professionally, beside that there is the need to give massive mental revolution the police personnel for not doing corruption with continuing of education and training.
Although there is still high hope from me as citizen of Indonesia for the police to reduce the crime in this country, that high hope only happen in my dream, because in reality the police are human too, they need to eat, have good time, and raise the family while doing their job. I have lost thousands of rupiah from loosing of what i have, at the same time i have lost my trust to police too who also fighting to survive. Hopefully there is still hope some day the police will stand in front of us as the justice fighter that will help us to feel secure again which I don't know when.
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