Municipal Police (Indonesia)
The Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja abbreviated Satpol PP; translated: "Public Order Enforcers" are municipal police units in Indonesia which are under the control of local governments of each province and is operated by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its main duties are to assist the local regional head of the government affairs in the field of Security and Public order which is to enforce regulations of the local region. This force is under the auspices of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Basically, the municipal police in Indonesia is different from the Indonesian National Police within authority and law enforcement, but both also conducts cooperative duties within local jurisprudence. Each province in Indonesia has a municipal police force controlled by the local provincial government. The base of the municipal police are stationed in the local state government offices. Their service uniform and beret color is Khaki and wear black combat boots.
In 2010, a controversial decree by Gamawan Fauzi, allows members of the unit to be armed with gas-powered revolvers or blanks, electric shock sticks, and baton for riots and crowd control.
Duties and Tasks
- Take action against illegal street vendors, street beggars, prostitutes, and other kinds of issues which create public nuisance
- Take action against illegal residential areas that does not have legal permit from the local city or state govt.
- Supervision and security service for local government activities
- Controlling and supervising points of public entertainment and events
- Controlling the use of public space and facilities operated by the local govt.
- Enforcement of the public to follow and comply with local district or city rules and regulations as ordered by the local head of state
- Supervision of public affairs under the order of the local district or regional head
- Law enforcement towards local civil government employees
Difference between Police and Municipal Police in Indonesia
The Indonesian National Police also have the rights and duty to investigate and arrest violators who can be prosecuted under a court of law. The municipal police can arrest violators, but prosecution is almost unheard of with violators usually let off with simple reprimand or in some cases, fined. In some cases however, the municipal police units and the Police will work together in the field, although they will still retain their own respective tasks and responsibilities.
Ranks and insignia
The municipal and regional units and their personnel, which come from the civil service of local governments, form the police arm of the wider Employees' Corps of the Republic of Indonesia, the state trade union of civil service staff, and thus wear insignia similar to those used by the civil service while wearing the khaki police dress, patrol and office uniforms.| Rank category | Rank category number | Rank in Indonesian | Equivalent rank | Rank in English |
| Directors General | IV/e | Pembina Utama | Permanent Secretary of Civil Service Senior Executive Service Level III | Director General of Police |
| Directors General | IV/d | Pembina Utama Madya | Director General Senior Executive Service Level III, Pay Band 3 A7 | Commissioner General of Police |
| Directors General | IV/c | Pembina Utama Muda | Director Senior Executive Service Level IV, Pay Band 2 A7 | Superintendent General of Police |
| Directors General | IV/b | Pembina Tingkat I | Deputy Director Senior Executive Service Level V, Pay Band 1 A7 | Inspector General of Police |
| Directors General | IV/a | Pembina | Assistant Director GS-15, Grade 6 A6 | Commander |
| Senior ranked officers | III/d | Penata Tingkat I | Senior Executive Officer 1st class GS-14, Grade 7 A5 | Commissioner |
| Senior ranked officers | III/c | Penata | Senior Executive Officer GS-13, Grade 7 A4 | Senior Superintendent |
| Senior ranked officers | III/b | Penata Muda Tingkat I | Higher Executive Officer GS-12, A3 | Superintendent |
| Junior ranked officers | III/a | Penata Muda | Executive Officer 1st class GS-11, A2/B6 | Chief Inspector |
| Junior ranked officers | II/d | Pengatur Tingkat I | Executive Officer 2nd class GS-10, A2/B6 | Inspector |
| Junior ranked officers | II/c | Pengatur | Executive Officer GS-9, A1/B5 | Divisional Inspector |
| Senior clerical officials | II/b | Pengatur Muda Tingkat I | Administrative Officer Class 1 GS-8, B4 | Station inspector |
| Senior clerical officials | II/a | Pengatur Muda | Administrative Officer Class 2 GS-7, B4 | Brigadier Major |
| Junior clerical officials | I/d | Juru Tingkat I | Higher Clerical Officer 1st class GS-6/GS-5, B3 | Brigadier |
| Junior clerical officials | I/c | Juru | Higher Clerical Officer GS-4/GS-3, B3 | Junior Brigadier |
| Junior clerical officials | I/b | Juru Muda Tingkat I | Clerical Officer GS-2, B2 | Senior Constable |
| Junior clerical officials | I/a | Juru Muda | Administrative Assistant GS-1, B1 | Constable |