This is a series of blog post about a Communication Plan Proposal that I made in order to get a certificate in Strategic Issues Management from Edith Cowan University. To get a better understanding about this, please start reading from the first post of the series.
Strategic Issues Management: The Indonesian National Police (POLRI) Image Restoration Program:
- Part 1: Introduction and book cover
- Part 2: Table of Contents, Executive Summary, Chapter 1: Background
- Part 3: Chapter II: Issue Identification, Chapter III: Related Organization
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Chapter II : ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION
In this issue, Chief Commissioner Wiliardi
Wizar is a suspect in a famous murder case of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen. This case also
involves a prominent government official, Antasari Azhar, Head of the
Corruption Eradication Commission. Mr Wiliardi Wizar was formerly Head of South
Jakarta Police District or Kapolres Jakarta Selatan but now suspended. Since
Wiliardi represents POLRI, this also puts
the police credibility and integrity to protect and serve in question by the
public.
Wiliardi is under the
investigation because he took part in the murder as the person to find and hire
a group of assassin. The main suspect of this case is Antasari Azhar, the
leader of The Commission for Corruption Eradication or Komisi Pembrantasan
Korupsi (KPK). Antasari is under the investigation because he was suspected as
having an affair with the second wife of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, the murder
victim. It was believed that Nasrudin wanted to expose this to the public to
ruin Antasari’s reputation. It was also believed that Antasari wanted Nasrudin
to be assinated. This assassination was suspected to be arranged by Sigid Haryo
Wibisono, the commissioner of a media company called PT Pers Indonesia Merdeka,
which manage the funding. Sigid then ask Wiliardi Wizar to recruit the group of
assassins. Wiliardi did hire the assassins but was under the impression it was
a secret operation from the nation and did not know what the purpose of the
mission was. In this case, Wiliardi Wizar represents an icon of what the public opinion are about every
police officer in general even the high ranking ones.
Based on the background
given, the issue that should be resolved is:
The
public has a negative opinion about POLRI’s image. They view that police
officer are dishonest and do not trust POLRI as a civic institution.
Chapter
III : RELATED ORGANISATION
Photo 2.1: POLRI logo and
photo profile
Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia or POLRI is the Indonesian
National Police force. They are a law enforcement and a civilian agency which
is under the control of the Indonesian President. It had formerly been a part
of the Indonesian military and in April 1999 separated from the military. The
Indonesian police came from a military background and started as a colonial
police prior to Indonesian independence. The Indonesian police was established
in 1946. They played a vital role in defending Indonesia’s independence by
fighting off invaders and communist revolt.
2.1. Structure
POLRI is led by the Chief of
Indonesian National Police currently by General Bambang Hendarso Danuri. POLRI
has a centralized command and divided into territorial forces i.e. provincial
police (Kepolisian Daerah or Polda), regional police (Kepolisian Wilayah or
Polwil), city or district police (Kepolisian Resort or Polres) and sub-district
police (Kepolisian Sektor or Polsek). POLRI also has a Public Relations
Division or DIV Humas.
2.2 Vision
POLRI that is able to
become a patron, protector and servant of the people who are always close and part
of the community, and as professional and proportional law enforcement that always
respects the supremacy of law and human rights, establishing national security
and order within the country in a life that is based on democracy and a
prosperous society.
