JAKARTA - The chairman of the DPR and the chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) DPP, Puan Maharani, revealed the attitude of her faction in discussing the revision of Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning the Indonesian National Army (TNI).
Puan stated that the reason for the PDIP faction to be part of the TNI Bill Working Committee was to ensure that the draft regulation was actually discussed as well as possible.
"The presence of PDIP is precisely to straighten things out if then there are things that are not in accordance with what we consider inappropriate," said Puan, Monday, March 17.
Puan conveyed this following the PDIP's strong stance on the TNI Bill which was previously conveyed by the chairman, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
In the middle of last year, Megawati emphasized that she did not agree with changes to the retirement age of officers in the TNI Bill.
Puan said that currently the TNI Bill is still in the process of being discussed at the Working Committee (Panja) between the DPR and the Government. He ensured that the DPR also involved elements of the community in its discussion.
"Later, in its decision, we can see it together and it has received input from all elements. It has also been summoned by the parties to provide input," said Puan.
Regarding the assignment, Puan stated that outside of the 16 ministries or institutions set by the DPR and the Government, TNI soldiers must actively resign.
"If not in these positions, the TNI should actively resign. In the revision of the TNI Law, it is clear and clear," said Puan.
For information, in the statement of the Panja of the TNI Bill today, there are only three articles discussed in the revision of the TNI Law, namely Article 3, Article 47, and Article 53. As for Article 3 regulates the position of the TNI, Article 53 regulates the retirement age of the TNI, and Article 47 regulates the post of ministries/institutions that soldiers can occupy.
The bill changes the current TNI law, which exists, namely the retirement age limit for non-commissioned officers and enlisteds from 53 years to 55 years. Then the retirement age limit for officers becomes 58-62 years according to rank. Especially for 4-stars, retirement age is adjusted to the president's policy.
The discussion on the addition of the retirement age of TNI personnel has also been researched by the Ministry of Finance, so there are no problems in terms of budget. Then the TNI Bill also discussed the position of the TNI which can be under the coordination of the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan).
Finally, the TNI Bill also discusses the amendment to Article 47 in which in the TNI Law, soldiers can occupy positions in 10 ministries or institutions. In the latest bill, active TNI officers can serve in 16 ministries/agencies.
For the Attorney General's Office (AGO), active TNI soldiers will only serve as Deputy Attorney General for Military Crimes (Jampidmil).
The addition of the number of posts for active TNI soldiers is included in the TNI Bill considering that in the law related to the ministry/institution in question, the rules regarding this matter have been included so that it is more rigid, so it is also included in the TNI Bill.
The 16 ministries/agencies in question are as follows:
1. Coordinator for Political and Security Affairs
2. State defense
3. Presidential Military Secretariat (Setmillres)
4. State Intelligence
5. State Password
6. Lemhannas
7. National Defense Council (DPN)
8. National SAR
9. National Narcotics
10. Marine and Fisheries
11. National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)
12. National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT)
13. Marine security
14. The Attorney General's Office (active TNI soldiers will only serve as Deputy Attorney General for Military Crimes or Jampidmil).
15. Supreme Court
16. National Border Management Agency (BNPP)
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