RUU Polri keeps minimum high school requirement for police candidates

The House Commission III working committee reviewing the Polri law agreed to keep the minimum education requirement at high school or equivalent for prospective Polri members in revisions to Article 21 of Law No. 2/2002. The proposal was read out by Deputy Minister of Law Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej at a meeting at the DPR in Jakarta on Monday, June 8, 2026, and was approved by participants after Hinca Pandjaitan raised the issue and cited calls to raise the standard to a bachelor’s degree. Polri Legal Division head Insp. Gen. Agus Nugroho said bachelor’s degree holders are already accommodated through the Police Inspector School for Bachelor’s Degree Holders, or SIPSS, while the high school requirement applies to the noncommissioned officer training track. In the same discussion, the government also added a provision that opens opportunities for people with disabilities to become police officers according to the competencies required.