Jakarta, June 5 -- Indonesia's human rights minister proposed allowing civilian professionals to fill non-operational positions within the national police as part of revisions to the country's police law aimed at supporting reform efforts.

"Civilians could be assigned to administrative, finance, inspectorate or human resource units unrelated to core police duties," the minister said in response to media questions.

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai said in Jakarta on Friday that placing civilians in strategic, non-operational roles reflects practices increasingly adopted in modern democracies.

He said the proposal could support police reforms aimed at creating a more professional, modern and democratic police force.

Pigai said the p...