JAKARTA: Indonesia is set to pass revisions to a military law this week that will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts.<\/p>\n
The changes were approved on Tuesday by the house committee overseeing military, defense and foreign policy and according to lawmakers will be put to a wider vote on Thursday of parliament, which is controlled by President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s coalition.<\/p>\n
Prabowo, a former defense minister and special forces commander who served under Suharto and was once his son-in-law, has expanded the armed forces\u2019 role since taking power in October after winning the presidential election by a big margin. The bill includes a change introduced into a later draft requiring military officers to resign before assuming civilian roles, said Gavriel Putra Novanto, who presided over the committee\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n
Current laws allow active soldiers to hold posts in organizations such as the defense ministry and state intelligence agency.<\/p>\n
The new draft adds more state agencies to the list, including the attorney general\u2019s office, the state secretariat, the counter-terrorism agency and the narcotics agency, Gavriel said. It also extends sitting officers\u2019 retirement age.<\/p>\n
The latest draft of the bill has not been made available to the public. Prabowo\u2019s office has denied it could usher in a second \u201cNew Order\u201d era.<\/p>\n
Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the revision was necessary due to current domestic and geopolitical challenges. <\/p>\n
Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, parliament\u2019s deputy speaker, denied the bill was being rushed through and said lawmakers had been transparent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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