Generals’ Tenures Controversy
Efforts to raise the retirement age of military personnel are underway in the DPR and Constitutional Court. Some politicians in the legislature fully support the plan. There are indications it is to smooth matters for Gen. Andika Perkasa.
February 21, 2022
SPEAKING in a closed meeting on Thursday, January 27, Utut Adianto, Deputy Chair of the Defense Commission of the House of Representatives (DPR), proposed the extension of the retirement age of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel. In the presence of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and three TNI chiefs of staff, he compared the age of military retirement with those in the civil service.
Utut gave his presentation and said that military personne
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