Defense Budget Dilemma
The Finance Ministry has halted the disbursement of the defense budget,s Rp678 billion, resulting in protests and conspiracies.
December 4, 2012
Mahfudz Siddiq, Chairman of the Defense Commission at the House of Representatives (DPR) opened the hearing after the holiday recess by giving everyone a post-Ramadan greeting. Present at that time was executive branch counterpart, Defense Minster Purnomo Yusgiantoro and his staff. Also present was Sambas Mulyana, the Budget Director III at the Finance Ministry, who represented Minster Agus Martowardojo. Please forgive our glaring and our inse
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