The National Police Force of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) has released a draft Chief of Polri Regulation on guidelines for public information services within the realm of Polri. This draft has been discussed at a recent workshop (11 & 12 November 2009). The draft regulation ostensibly is to address Polri needs to comply with Law No. 14 of 2008 on freedom of information, particularly as it relates to access by the public to information and data. The current draft also includes an email address for those who may be interested in making any suggestions or offering any opinions on the content; [email protected].
The basic premise of the draft is that Polri is an organ of the state that has specific functions with respect to security, law and order, law enforcement, protection, and public service, among others. In order to fully achieve these functions Polri must recognize that all Indonesian citizens possess the right to find, obtain, use, and disseminate information in this era of enhanced transparency and accountability. It is expected that once the regulation is enacted that it will provide the necessary degree of legal certainty in how Polri are to provide information to the public.
For this reason, the regulation deals with the specific roles of the public relations arm of Polri and the management of information and documentation within Polri, and the synchronization of the activities of each in order to ensure a free flow of information.
Chapter II of the draft addresses the types of information that are accessible and those types of information to which Polri can restrict or prohibit access. The prohibitions generally follow those in Law No. 14 of 2008, and include, among others:
1.
Information that endangers national security;
2.
Information related to rights protected by privacy;
3.
Information that would obstruct examination and investigation of a criminal act; and
4.
Intelligence data that would hamper efforts to prevent or handle transnational criminal cases.
The remainder of the draft regulation sets out the specific functions and duties of the primary players in the provision of public information services.
The National Police Force of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) has released a draft Chief of Polri Regulation on guidelines for public information services within the realm of Polri. This draft has been discussed at a recent workshop (11 & 12 November 2009). The draft regulation ostensibly is to address Polri needs to comply with Law No. 14 of 2008 on freedom of information, particularly as it relates to access by the public to information and data. The current draft also includes an email address for those who may be interested in making any suggestions or offering any opinions on the content; [email protected].
The basic premise of the draft is that Polri is an organ of the state that has specific functions with respect to security, law and order, law enforcement, protection, and public service, among others. In order to fully achieve these functions Polri must recognize that all Indonesian citizens possess the right to find, obtain, use, and disseminate information in this era of enhanced transparency and accountability. It is expected that once the regulation is enacted that it will provide the necessary degree of legal certainty in how Polri are to provide information to the public.
For this reason, the regulation deals with the specific roles of the public relations arm of Polri and the management of information and documentation within Polri, and the synchronization of the activities of each in order to ensure a free flow of information.
Chapter II of the draft addresses the types of information that are accessible and those types of information to which Polri can restrict or prohibit access. The prohibitions generally follow those in Law No. 14 of 2008, and include, among others:
1.
Information that endangers national security;
2.
Information related to rights protected by privacy;
3.
Information that would obstruct examination and investigation of a criminal act; and
4.
Intelligence data that would hamper efforts to prevent or handle transnational criminal cases.
The remainder of the draft regulation sets out the specific functions and duties of the primary players in the provision of public information services.
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