Jakarta – This year the Polri is implementing an inclusive policy by opening up opportunities for people with disabilities to become police officers and non-commissioned officers. This recruitment is a form of Polri’s commitment to realizing equality for all citizens, including people with disabilities.
Assistant Kapolri for Human Resources (As SDM), Irjen Pol Dedi Prasetyo explained, that the legal basis used in acceptance is Law Number 20 of 2023, Minister of PAN-RB Regulation Number 27 of 2021, Minister of PAN-RB Regulation Number 28 of 2021. 2021, PAN-RB Ministerial Regulation Number 29 of 2021.
He then talked about the opportunity for people with physical disabilities to become members of the Polri based on Law Number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities, KapolrivRegulation Number 10 of 2016 concerning Acceptance of Police Members.
“That this year, the Polri is recruiting personnel from disability groups, where the recruitment of disabled Polri non-commissioned officers is for those who have completed education at high school and vocational school levels. Then SIPSS is for college graduates,” said Irjen Pol Dedi to journalists, Tuesday, (16/1).
“In the 2023 Polri ASN recruitment for the PPPK route, we have accepted 1 person with a physical disability at the Polda Sumsel, female. The position of archivist. The person concerned is a D3 graduate of Company Management,” he continued.
He also said, that people with disabilities would later be assigned to fill positions such as Information Technology (IT), Cyber, Finance, Planning, Administration and other non-field roles.
“As a reference, 3 developed countries that accept police with disabilities include Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom,” said Irjen Pol Dedi.
Previously, Kapolri Jenderal Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo said, that currently there are 447 thousand Polri personnel. This figure is only 50.7 percent of the Personnel Composition List (DSP).
“We report that currently there are 447,278 Polri personnel, compared to the DSP, this is only 50.7 percent,” said Kapolri Listyo Sigit some time ago.
According to him, the ideal need for Polri based on the DSP is 881 thousand people. So there is still a shortage of 434 thousand people at AKBP level and below.
“Until finally we implemented an inclusive policy to carry out special recruitment for disability groups who have certain abilities. We are currently preparing this for high school graduates through the recruitment of Polri NCOs and college graduates through SIPSS recruitment. Later we will place it in relation to the tasks assigned “related to IT, financial staff and other work units that can accept personnel with special needs,” explained Kapolri Listyo Sigit.
He hopes that this program will be able to provide space for people with disabilities to serve within the Polri institution.
For your information, SIPSS 2024 recruitment for people with disabilities will be open from January 26 to March 1 2024. Registration can be done online via the Polri’s official website. Bembo
