President Prabowo Subianto has the potential to be under pressure from two sides in the middle of the revision of the TNI Law.
The rejection of the TNI Bill has continued since the DPR and the government discussed it with the impression of being in a hurry from March 14 to 16. They conducted a closed discussion consignment at the Fairmont luxury hotel in Senayan, Jakarta.
The wave of rejection was shown by the emergence of an online petition entitled 'Resignation of Dwifunction through the Revision of the TNI Law' which until Tuesday morning has been signed by 12,336 people.
Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO) Dedi Kurnia Syah collided, President Prabowo has the potential to experience resistance, especially the uncertain elite political situation.
"Don't let Prabowo be pressured from two sides, the public, and the political elite in the near future," said Dedi via text message to VOI.
Commission I of the DPR, which is in charge of defense, abroad, communication and information, and intelligence, is believed to carry out discussions of the TNI Bill which is targeted to be completed before the recess period on Friday (21/3). However, the accusation that the DPR was speeding up the TNI Bill was denied by the Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, who is also a Gerindra politician.
Many activists highlight the problematic articles that are still contained in the draft TNI Bill. The first is about the retirement age which adds to the accumulation of non-job officers.
In the revised draft Article 71, the retirement age of TNI officers is extended to a maximum of 62 years. If the revision is ratified, this will add to the problem that has never been resolved, namely the accumulation of non-job officers. Later, this buildup has the potential to be mobilized to state institutions to state-owned companies (BUMN).
The Ombudsman in 2020 noted that there were 564 SOE commissioners who indicated concurrent positions, 27 of whom were active TNI members while 13 were active members of the National Police.
Previously, the appointment of Major Teddy Indra Wijaya as Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) in President Prabowo Subianto's administration sparked serious debate. Major Teddy, who was previously Prabowo's aide while serving as Minister of Defense, is now occupying a strategic position that should be intended for civilians. His status as an active TNI officer became the basis for major criticism.
Meanwhile, SOE Minister Erick Thohir also appointed an active TNI officer, Major General Novi Helmy Prasetya, to be the President Director of Bulog.
Dedi Kurnia Syah, a political observer from the IPO, said that the TNI Bill was something to worry about. But on the other hand, he admitted that he was not surprised considering that Prabowo's experience with the second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto was quite thick.
Also Prabowo's militaristic circle, of course, is a risk that the Indonesian people need to face. And this marks the existence of TNI's duality, the TNI is not only focused on defense but also politics and law.
Prior to the revision, there were 10 ministries/agencies that could be occupied by active members of the TNI soldiers, namely offices in charge of coordinators of Politics and National Security, State Defense, Presidential Military Secretary, State Intelligence, State Passwords, National Defense Institutions, National Defense Council, Search and Rescue (SAR) National Narcotics Agency, and Supreme Court.
But Article 47 of the TNI Law is being revised, so that the agencies that can be filled by the TNI to 16. The six additional civilian institutions are the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), the Attorney General's Office (AGO), and the National Border Management Agency (BNPP).
In particular, Dedi Kurnia Syah underlined the entry of the TNI into the Supreme Court and the AGO. The TNI Bill, which is currently becoming the attention of the wider community, has the potential to make pressure on Prabowo stronger.
"The most worrying thing is that the Supreme Court, which is given the opportunity to be filled by the TNI, does not only threaten the involvement of the TNI in civilian affairs, but also has the potential to damage the order of the triacity of politics," he said.
Dengan kondisi saat ini, dan tekanan hidup masyarakat yang semakin berat, Prabowo berpotensi mengalami resistance. Terlebih juga situasi politik elite yang tidak terdekat, jangan Prabowo ditekan dari dua sisi, publik dan elitist politik dalam waktu dekat, Dedi melanjutkan.
Meanwhile, military observer and Head of the Indonesian Laboratory 2045 or Lab 45, Jaleswari Pramodhawardani questioned the urgency of adding the six civilian institutions.
"It's as if only the TNI can (sit the position). Civil can do it too," Jaleswari.
"We have to be careful because in the end, all things can be included by the TNI on the grounds that civilians cannot afford it. So, what indicators can't be obtained?" he added.
Not only that, Jaleswari also reminded the possibility of demoralization among civil society, in this case the state civil apparatus (ASN).
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"Civil or ASN people have entered their careers from below, career paths are clear in the bureaucracy. Suddenly, a lot of TNI is put in BKO (under operational control) into civilian positions," said Jaleswari.
"This is a demoralization. Why are you tired of pursuing a career?" he concluded.
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