Jakarta, May 6 -- President Prabowo Subianto has decided to strictly limit positions Indonesian police officers can hold outside the force, a reform adviser said, as part of broader efforts to strengthen police governance.

Jimly Asshiddiqie, head of the Police Reform Acceleration Commission (KPRP), said the decision followed the submission of reform recommendations to the president at the Merdeka Palace on Tuesday.

"The president decided the posts police may hold outside the institution must be defined limitatively, similar to the military law," Jimly told reporters in Jakarta.

He said the rule will specify which external positions are permitted, addressing the current lack of clear limits on roles police officers can hold outside the ...