Deputy State Secretariat Minister Bambang Eko Suhariyanto: The President Does Not Want to Simply Insert Active-Duty Military Personnel into Civilian Roles

Monday, March 24, 2025

Deputy State Secretariat Minister Bambang Eko Suhariyanto explains the revision of the Indonesian Military Law, which is perceived as reinstating the military’s dual function.

arsip tempo : 174294691231.

Deputy Minister of State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, February 17, 2025. Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A. tempo : 174294691231.

THE proposed revision of Law No. 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (TNI) has been criticized for reinstating the military’s dual function. The revision expands the number of civilian positions that can be occupied by military personnel and extends the retirement age for soldiers.

Deputy State Secretariat Minister Air Marshal (ret) Bambang Eko Suhariyanto, who leads the government’s delegation in the deliberation of the TNI Law revisi

...

Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.

For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More

The Best Choice

Rp 54.945/Month

Active for 12 Months, Rp 659.340

  • *You Save -Rp 102.000
  • *Guaranteed update of up to 52 Editions of Tempo Magazine

Rp 64.380/Month

Active Every Month Cancel Anytime

  • *Free for the first month if using a Credit Card

See Other Packages

Already a Subscribed? Log in here
To receive daily news by Email, Sign up for Tempo ID.

More exclusive contents

  • March 24, 2025

  • March 17, 2025

  • March 10, 2025

  • March 3, 2025

Independent journalism needs public support. By subscribing to Tempo, you will contribute to our ongoing efforts to produce accurate, in-depth and reliable information. We believe that you and everyone else can make all the right decisions if you receive correct and complete information. For this reason, since its establishment on March 6, 1971, Tempo has been and will always be committed to hard-hitting investigative journalism. For the public and the Republic.

Login Subscribe