Jakarta – Getting to know Inspector General Pol Pipit Rismanto will always remind us of the philosophical words of Richard Russell “Rick” Riordan, Jr. alias Rick Riordan. Because the author The world-famous series of novels by Percy Jackson and the Olympians once said: “It takes strength and courage to admit the truth”.
Like what does that mean? Try to look at the presentation of Inspector General Pol Pipit in his start of work as the West Kalimantan Regional Police Chief. When starting his steps as Polda leader, the General who was born in Salatiga, December 30, 1972, immediately made it clear that he prioritized law enforcement against illegal activities and border control. This includes illegal logging and illegal gold mining (PETI), of course.
“I said that we must suppress imports, especially illegal imports. This is dangerous. For this reason, I am sure that the border, not only the National Police, is in charge of the border. We continue to encourage that the border must be supervised together,” he explained.
“Then about drugs, we will do an evaluation. West Kalimantan borders with Malaysia. Of course drugs easily enter. Not only through official access, it could be through rat routes. But what kind of surveillance it is, it is impossible for us to stare at it one by one along those lines. We have to find a way. Hopefully, in the program we can make even better efforts,” Inspector General Pol Pipit continued his statement.
The truth of this statement, obviously, could not have been said by Inspector General Pol Pipit without a basis of strength and courage. He clearly conveyed his strong determination so that it could materialize on the Equator Earth.
Smooth running? Obviously not. Because in the process, there is still resistance in society. Such as the protest by residents calling themselves the People’s Mining Forum. They went to the Sintang Regency DPRD office and voiced their regrets about the policies issued by Inspector General Pol Pipit.
According to them, the policy actually has an impact on the people who depend on their livelihoods as traditional mining workers.
Responding to things like this, Inspector General Pol Pipit wisely stated that he would pay attention. He also mentioned the word Ultimum Remedium as a win-win solution to this problem.
“We will put forward the principle of Ultimum Remedium or criminal law as a last resort in law enforcement. We will find the right solution regarding illegal gold mining in West Kalimantan,” the two-star general who graduated from the 1994 Tunggal Panaluan Battalion of the Police Academy said.
“But we will still evaluate all the damage to the environment, what the social conditions are like. The National Police cannot work alone, because I believe this will not only have environmental effects, but there will be social and economic problems,” he added.
First became the Kapolda
The Telegram letter from the Head of the Indonesian National Police with the number ST/713/III/KEP./2023 is an initial marker of the trust that the leadership of the National Police has in entrusting the post of Kapolda to Pipit Rismanto. The TR is also a promotional marker for Pipit’s promotion from one star to two stars.
It could be that this is the result he reaped after carrying out the pilgrimage, a month before getting a promotion. Alhamdulillah.
Before becoming the Kapolda Kalbar, Pipit Rismanto, who still held the rank of Brigadier General of Police, served as Director of Certain Crimes (Dirtipidter) Bareskrim. He has held this position since March 2021.
When he became Dirtipidter, he was noted to have succeeded in uncovering a major case regarding illegal mining in East Kalimantan. This case can be revealed based on investigation confession from a former member of the Samarinda Police, Ismail Bolong.
Still in the same position, in October 2022 he was also appointed to lead a special team (timsus) formed by the Indonesian National Police to investigate cases of acute kidney failure in children.
While still a middle-ranking officer, Pipit Rismanto was also noted to have held a number of important positions. When he was ranked as jasmine rank three or Kombes Pol, Pipit had served as Head of Sub Directorate I Dittipidter Bareskrim Polri and Wadirtipidter Bareskrim Polri. He has also held the position of Director of Special Crimes (Dirkrimsus) of the Polda Bangka Belitung Islands (Babel) in 2015.
While at the jasmine rank two or AKBP, Pipit served as Kapolres Bangka on December 6 2011. After that he moved to the Polda West Sumatra for the position of West Sumatra Police Deputy Director for Narcotics in 2015.
And now, with two stars on his shoulders, Pipit has finally reached the position of Kapolda. He replaced the position of Inspector General of Police Suryanbodo Asmoro as Kapolda West Kalimantan and also became the second person to dropout from the 1994 Tunggal Panaluan Police Academy Battalion who served as Kapolda. Mugi tansah diparingi kasarasan, General. Ngundhuh wohing pakerti. Bembo
