Complaints from Civil Agencies and the Principle of Meritocracy

From another side, this policy also triggers complaints from civil servants. Many civil agencies feel that the presence of Police members in strategic positions hinders the career path of ASN which should be built on the principles of meritocracy, competence, and civil bureaucratic experience. In a democratic state of law, civil positions should be filled by those who have grown and been forged in the civil system. If not strictly regulated through Law, this policy has the potential to injure the principles of justice and bureaucratic professionalism. 

When lower regulations are forced to regulate substances that should be the domain of the Law, what arises is legal noise. Policies become vulnerable to lawsuits, questioned constitutionally, and lose public legitimacy. Prof. Mahfud MD rightly reminds that law is not just a tool of power, but a system that must be maintained consistently. If the state itself ignores the hierarchy of law, then the authority of law will collapse from within.

Conclusion

The polemic of civil positions for the Police is actually a mirror of a larger problem, namely the state's obedience to legal order and the constitution. The solution is not to increase Perpol or PP, but the political courage to openly and accountably revise the Law. As emphasized by Prof. Mahfud MD, placing the right level of regulation is not just a matter of legal technique, but a matter of maintaining the sanity of the legal system itself. If the state wants to avoid conflicts, lawsuits, and public distrust, then the answer is simple: obey the hierarchy of law, and put strategic policies in their proper place, namely the Law.