progresifjaya.id, JAKARTA – Despite holding the position of Director of Traffic or Dirlantas, Kombes Pol Sonny Irawan is known to be very humble and down-to-earth. His communication skills make him highly respected and loved by the community.
Currently, this three-star officer who graduated from the Wira Pratama Akpol Battalion 1997 is serving as Dirlantas Polda Central Java. Before entering Java, he held the position of Dirlantas Polda East Kalimantan.
In his career process, Kombes Pol Sonny Irawan needs to be known to never forget to always remind his subordinates to set a good example to the community. He always communicates this message with soft but firm words and tone. As a leader, he really doesn’t want any of his subordinates to sin because they make mistakes. Although he doesn’t want to be labeled a perfectionist, he never gets tired of always reminding his subordinates to do good. Setting a good example to the community and distancing himself from violations that could damage the image of the Police.
Another thing that also emerged from him was his readiness in carrying out his duties. No wonder, of course. Because this is a reflection of his habit of giving advice and guidance to his subordinates to always do good to the community. Always do good, and always do everything well in his assignments.
The implementation of his habit of giving advice and guidance to his subordinates has also been numerous. One of the most memorable is his appreciation for the honesty of Aipda Mujianto, a member of the Balikpapan Police Traffic Unit.
At that time, Aipda Mujianto who was on patrol found a wallet at around 13.30 WITA. In the wallet, there was Rp2 million in cash and a number of important documents. The wallet was then stored and this finding was announced by Aipda Mujianto to the public via social media. Thank God, thanks to this effort, the owner of the wallet named Anshar, who is a Pertamina employee, was able to get his wallet back with the same contents, not reduced at all.
“From the incident, I did not see the monetary value. But how can a member of the National Police not be seen by anyone who wants to be honest and not take what is not his right,” said Kombes Pol Sonny at that time, moved.
Now back to the matter of his readiness to serve which is also a characteristic of Kombes Pol Sonny Irawan. When giving directions for Operation Zebra Candi 2024, Kombes Pol Sonny emphasized orderly traffic by holding educational activities for all elements of society. In addition, socialization was also carried out through pamphlets and flyers, including using social media.
In the activities of Operation Zebra Candi 2024, the Traffic Directorate of the Central Java Regional Police led by Kombes Pol Sonny Irawan also carried out control of trouble spot and black spot locations. Then also carried out law enforcement or selective priority action against violations that caused fatal traffic accidents and fatalities.
“We do not carry out stationary action activities. But for visible violations, law enforcement efforts are carried out using a soft approach. A humanistic, polite and courteous approach by prioritizing preemptive and preventive efforts,” explained Kombes Pol Sonny at that time, ending this story. (Bembo)