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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Ady TD Achmad, Robert Sidauruk
A proposition to put forward a Draft Bill on a Reserve Corp of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Draft Bill) has received broad criticism from informed commentators that questions its urgency.
Al Araf, Director of Imparsial—a human rights organization—said that the Draft Bill is beingdiscussed without any clear necessity or purpose for domestic interests.
He also made reference to a recent motion at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where the countries members are currently evaluating policy on reverse corps that could possibly underlie opportunities for the rise of a militaristic government..
The OECD, according to Al Araf, also suggested that a reverse corp policy may give rise to decreased economic activity and impact on state finances as a result of a worker shortages.
Indonesian will also face these issues once the Draft Bill is enacted. The plan to achieve 3000 conscripted participants per year will impact on national economic output..
“The [economic impact] is the main reason the OECD members rejected this policy and to instead focus on enhancing military technology and professionalism in the armed forces,” explained Al Araf at Imparsial’s office in Jakarta on Monday.
According to Al Araf, there is no urgency to pass the Draft Bill, because the Government itself has stated in a white paper that Indonesia is unlikely to be invaded by another nation in the short and medium term..
“In fact, greater security threats will come from within the country such as racial issues, armed rebellions, terrorism and communal conflict,” Al Araf asserted.
From an international aspect, Al Araf has the view that the Draft Bill contradicts the fundamental foreign policy of the current President that is “Thousands of Friends, Zero Enemies”. The Draft Bill inherently represents an inconsistency between foreign and domestic policy.
Legislators also questioned the urgency of the Draft Bill. Tubagus Hasanudin, Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives, said that the possibility of Indonesia being invaded in the next 10-15 years is minimal.
Tubagus asserted that it is more important to improve Indonesia’s primary weapons defense system (alat utama sistem senjata - “Alutsista”) and the welfare of Indonesian soldiers.
On the other hand, M. Hutabarat, Director General of Security Resources at the Ministry of Defense, argued that the Draft Bill will implement Law No. 3 of 2002 on National Security, which mandates the military be supported by a reverse corp.
Incidentally and noteworthy is thatthe Draft Bill provides for mandatory Reserve Corp participation for every Indonesian citizen satisfying certain prescribed criteria with possible imprisonment for refusal to participate.
(hot/keld)
Ady TD Achmad, Robert Sidauruk
A proposition to put forward a Draft Bill on a Reserve Corp of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Draft Bill) has received broad criticism from informed commentators that questions its urgency.
Al Araf, Director of Imparsial—a human rights organization—said that the Draft Bill is beingdiscussed without any clear necessity or purpose for domestic interests.
He also made reference to a recent motion at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where the countries members are currently evaluating policy on reverse corps that could possibly underlie opportunities for the rise of a militaristic government..
The OECD, according to Al Araf, also suggested that a reverse corp policy may give rise to decreased economic activity and impact on state finances as a result of a worker shortages.
Indonesian will also face these issues once the Draft Bill is enacted. The plan to achieve 3000 conscripted participants per year will impact on national economic output..
“The [economic impact] is the main reason the OECD members rejected this policy and to instead focus on enhancing military technology and professionalism in the armed forces,” explained Al Araf at Imparsial’s office in Jakarta on Monday.
According to Al Araf, there is no urgency to pass the Draft Bill, because the Government itself has stated in a white paper that Indonesia is unlikely to be invaded by another nation in the short and medium term..
“In fact, greater security threats will come from within the country such as racial issues, armed rebellions, terrorism and communal conflict,” Al Araf asserted.
From an international aspect, Al Araf has the view that the Draft Bill contradicts the fundamental foreign policy of the current President that is “Thousands of Friends, Zero Enemies”. The Draft Bill inherently represents an inconsistency between foreign and domestic policy.
Legislators also questioned the urgency of the Draft Bill. Tubagus Hasanudin, Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives, said that the possibility of Indonesia being invaded in the next 10-15 years is minimal.
Tubagus asserted that it is more important to improve Indonesia’s primary weapons defense system (alat utama sistem senjata - “Alutsista”) and the welfare of Indonesian soldiers.
On the other hand, M. Hutabarat, Director General of Security Resources at the Ministry of Defense, argued that the Draft Bill will implement Law No. 3 of 2002 on National Security, which mandates the military be supported by a reverse corp.
Incidentally and noteworthy is thatthe Draft Bill provides for mandatory Reserve Corp participation for every Indonesian citizen satisfying certain prescribed criteria with possible imprisonment for refusal to participate.
(hot/keld)