Local and National media reported last week’s major reshuffle of the Presidential Cabinet and widespread changes in the composition of Indonesia’s national police constabulary. In Bali, Police Brigadier General Dr. Pasma Royce, S.I.K., M.H., has been appointed as Bali’s Provincial Chief of Police (Kapolda Bali), replacing Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya, S.H., S.I.K., M.Si.
This change at the top of Bali’s Police is part of a leadership rotation within the Indonesian National Police (Polri), as outlined in the National Police Chief’s Telegram Letter Number ST/2205/X/KEP./2026. That telegram detailed the transfer and appointment of several high-ranking officers (Pati) and mid-ranking officers (Pamen).
Under this reshuffle in the Bali Police top command, General Daniel Adityajaya was reassigned as a high-ranking officer (Pati) attached to the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) for an assignment outside the standard police organizational structure.
Following the shift in the Police command structure, the position of Bali Provincial Police Chief has been handed to Pasma Royce, whose previous post was Deputy Provincial Police Chief in East Java (Wakapolda).
Police Brigadier General Dr. Pasma Royce, S.I.K., M.H.
Pasma Royce
Pasma Royce (51) is a career law enforcement officer. Born in Bandung, West Java, on 18 December 1974, he graduated from the National Police Academy (Akpol) in 1996.
Pasma’s police background includes extensive experience in criminal investigation. His career within the National Police has included various strategic positions at both the regional level and National Police Headquarters.
After graduating from the Police Academy, Pasma continued his police education by attending the College of Police Science (PTIK), the Police Staff and Leadership School (Sespim), and the Police Staff and Leadership School for High-Ranking Officers (Sespimti) in 2021.
In 2015, Pasma was appointed as Police Chief (Kapolres) in the border regency of Nunukan, North Kalimantan. Later, Pasma was appointed Deputy City Police Chief (Wakapolresta) of Sidoarjo, East Java, in 2017.
A year later, he was assigned as the Director of General Criminal Investigation (Dirreskrimum) for the Bengkulu Regional Police in West Sumatra. In 2019, Pasma was appointed as the Director of Special Criminal Investigation for the Central Kalimantan Regional Police. His growing experience in criminal investigation then led him to the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) at National Police Headquarters in Jakarta.
Bali Provincial Police Headquarters
In 2021, Pasma served as a Senior Policy Analyst for Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim at the National Police Headquarters, followed by an appointment as Senior Investigator (Level II) for Criminal Acts at Jakarta Police HQ.
In 2022, Pasma Royce was again shifted to lead the West Jakarta Metro Police Precinct. A year later, he was appointed as the Chief of the Surabaya City Police. In the course of his continuing rapid-fire advancement through the ranks of the Indonesian police, on 24 September 2024, Pasma was assigned as the Deputy Chief of East Java’s Provincial Police, his last top ranking before getting his latest mandate to lead the Bali Regional Police
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