Legal Policy on Possession of Explosives by the Brimob Gegana Detachment. (Research Study at the Gegana Detachment of the Riau Islands Police Mobile Brigade Corps)

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine in depth the legal policies governing the ownership and use of explosives by the Gegana Detachment of the Brimob Corps of the Riau Islands Police. Ownership of explosives is a strategic issue because it is closely related to legal certainty, national security, and protection of human rights. Judging from the geographical location of the Riau Islands Province which directly borders a number of countries, this area is vulnerable to transnational crimes, such as illegal arms smuggling, terrorism, illegal fishing and other crimes. In this context, the role of the Gegana Detachment is very important. However, because there is no specific regulation that determines the authority to manage explosives, this can create a legal vacuum that has the potential to cause overlapping authority and abuse of authority between agencies that have the same goal, namely the goal of maintaining state security. This study uses normative legal and empirical legal approaches. The normative approach is applied to analyze the applicable positive legal framework related to the management of explosives by state institutions, including statutory provisions related to the ownership of explosives. Meanwhile, the empirical approach is used to explore field data through direct interviews with Gegana Detachment personnel involved in implementing the legal policy on the ownership of explosives by the agency. This method aims to obtain a real picture of the implementation of the policy and the practical obstacles they face in carrying out their daily operational tasks.