Civil Service Police Unit
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The Civil Service Police Unit, or in Indonesian
Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja (Satpol PP), is an Indonesia
n law-enforcement body, operated by the Department of Home Affairs. Its members are known as 'public order officers'.
In 2010, a controversial decree by Gamawan Fauzi
(the Minister of Home Affairs)
, allowed for members of the unit to be armed with gas-powered revolvers or blanks and electric shock sticks.
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja (Satpol PP), is an Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n law-enforcement body, operated by the Department of Home Affairs. Its members are known as 'public order officers'.
In 2010, a controversial decree by Gamawan Fauzi
Gamawan Fauzi
Gamawan Fauzi is Minister of Home Affairs and head of the Department of Home Affairs in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He holds a bachelors degree from the Andalas University School of Law in Padang. He won the Bung Hatta Award for his efforts to battle corruption...
(the Minister of Home Affairs)
Minister of Home Affairs (Indonesia)
The Minister of Home Affairs is head of the Department of Home Affairs in Indonesia.The incumbent is Gamawan Fauzi....
, allowed for members of the unit to be armed with gas-powered revolvers or blanks and electric shock sticks.