Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo becomes Jokowi’s sole candidate for chief of police

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – President Joko Widodo submitted a proposal for the name of a single candidate for Chief of Police to the DPR on Wednesday (1/13/2021).

The name of the police chief candidate, chosen by Jokowi, fell to Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who is currently the head of Bareskrim Polri.

“The president presented a suggestion from the chief of police with only one name, namely, Doctors Listyo Sigit Prabowo MSi, who is currently the chief of criminal investigation of the police,” DPR President Puan Maharani said in a press conference in the RPD building.

Puan Maharani said that the DPR had received a presidential letter (surpres) regarding the name of the candidate for chief of the National Police who would replace the Chief of General Police (Pol) Idham Azis who will retire on February 1, 2021.

Secretary of State Pratikno sent the DPR to the DPR this Wednesday afternoon.

“We got a surprise from the president,” Ms.

Puan said that from 20 days the DPR will process the name of the candidate for Chief of Police in the form of approval of the sole candidate for Chief of Police.