JAKARTA - The Director of the Rakhsa Institute, Wahyudi Djafar, revealed that the fundamental problem in the Draft Presidential Regulation (Raperpres) on the Involvement of the TNI in Combating Terrorism lies in the problem of the definition of the term.
According to him, one of the ambiguities in the Raperpres is the definition of a number of terms such as "act of terrorism" which is not clearly distinguished from "terrorism", and the phrase "other operations" which has no clear limits so that it can be interpreted loosely.
"The vague formulation of the article can be dangerous because it opens the door to abuse of authority," Wahyudi said in his statement, Sunday, March 1.
He assessed that the use of military force in the eradication of terrorism has the potential to create a prolonged conflict, increase the risk of civilian casualties, lack of accountability, and human rights violations.
In addition, the involvement of the military in counter-terrorism can reduce the legitimacy of democratic governments because the military takes over security responsibilities that should be carried out by the police.
In the context of its implementation in Indonesia, continued Wahyudi, Military Operations Other Than War (OMSP) are within the framework of assistance tasks. However, in the institutional design and practice in the field, this involvement still has clear limitations.
"Although the military has the ability in counter-terrorism, the police are more adequate in terms of structure to carry out this task," he said.
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