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DPR Approves New Police Law, Retirement Increases and Police Can Become Officials
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (430+ words) JAKARTA - The DPR RI officially passed the third amendment to Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) in the Plenary Meeting on June 9, 2026. One of the points that most caught the attention in the…...
Indonesia parliament amends law to allow police to serve in civilian government
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (410+ words) JAKARTA, June 9 (Reuters) - The Indonesian parliament passed revisions to the country's national police law on Tuesday that allow serving police officers to accept posts in the "civilian government. The amendments came a year after parliament revised the country's military law,…...
The National Police Chief Emphasizes that Active Police Cannot Fill Civil Positions
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (558+ words) JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo emphasized that active police could not just fill civil positions immediately because there were a series of processes and rules that must be obeyed. Sigit conveyed that he responded to a journalist's…...
Expert Asks Govt To Arm Vigilantes To Tackle Grassroots Insecurity
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (449+ words) A security expert, Yahuza Getso, has advocated for the formal integration of vigilante groups and other community-based security outfits into Nigeria's security framework. He said such groups possess vital local knowledge that could help tackle insecurity in rural communities. Getso…...
Safety now a luxury as Ogun students" battle crime, uncertainty
3+ day, 53+ min ago (742+ words) For thousands of students pursuing higher education in Ogun State, academic success is increasingly taking a back seat to a more urgent concern " survival. Across several tertiary institutions in the state, students say they now live under the constant threat…...
How one officer is changing young lives through PAL
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1108+ words) I want to catch a fish for my birthday," a Henrico, Virginia Police Athletic League summer camper said when asked what he wanted for his birthday. That was great news for Officer Adam Marzullo, a Henrico County PAL officer and…...
Lagos police deploys security across schools over threat notice
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (304+ words) The Lagos State Police Command has countered the rumour of bandits intending to abduct students in a school at a community in the area. The police moved quickly to calm fears of a threatening notice alleging that the terrorists pasted…...
India's Legal Reform Pace Faces Institutional Skepticism
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Glasgow police discharge taser as man arrested over 'drug dealing' in city centre
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (177+ words) A man has been arrested and charged in connection with alleged drug dealing in Glasgow city centre. Police discharged a taser during the incident, which occurred on Argyle Street at around 5. 10pm on Thursday (June 4). The 21-year-old man was arrested and…...
Betting ad ban for bus shelters in Blackburn gambling hotspot
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (389+ words) Blackburn With Darwen Council is introducing the restriction at the same time as joining the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA). Councillor Damian Talbot said he hoped that gambling advertising would become as unthinkable as tobacco advertising. Lancashire anti-gambling campaigner…...