The Municipal Police Unit (Indonesian: Polisi Pamong Praja, lit.

Its purpose is to assist regional heads (provincial governors, city mayors and/or regents) in enforcing regional regulations and administering public order and public security, the Satpol PP is formed in every province, city, and/or regency.

[7] Both acts as law enforcement agencies but the Satpol PP report to the local governor, mayor and/or regent, meanwhile the Indonesian National Police reports to the Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri) which then is responsible to the President.

Arrests made towards members of the public suspected of breaking any law concerned with the constitution of the country is done by the Indonesian National Police, the Satpol PP meanwhile may arrest people in a situational scenario but has to hand it over to the police.

In 2010, a controversial decree by Gamawan Fauzi (then Minister of Home Affairs), allows members of the unit to be armed with gas-powered revolvers or blanks, electric shock sticks, and baton for riots and crowd control.