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Government greenlights TNI, Police law revisions
Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said President Jokowi’s administration had begun drafting a presidential letter in which the country's top man would name a handful of ministers to represent him during the bills’ deliberations at the House.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo attends the departure ceremony of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency's (BNPB) mission to deliver humanitarian aid, 60 tonnes of medical and hygiene supplies on two planes, to Egypt for Palestinian refugees and Sudan at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on April 3, 2024. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
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he government of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo looks set to press ahead with a controversial plan to revise two laws governing the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) despite strong objections from civil society and human rights groups.
The House of Representatives is set to begin formal deliberations in the coming weeks on the controversial bills seeking to, among other things, extend the tenure and authority of both police and military officers after lawmakers across parties agreed to endorse the revision last week.
Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said President Jokowi’s administration had begun drafting a presidential letter in which the country's top man would name a handful of ministers to represent him during the bills’ deliberations at the House.
“I have no idea [about when the presidential letter will be submitted to the legislative body], but the process is ongoing,” Moeldoko told reporters on Tuesday.
The initiative to revise both the TNI and police laws has met stiff opposition from civil society and human rights groups, who fear it would invoke abuse of authority within the police and pave the way for the military to return to civilian affairs.
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