Commission I Of The House Of Representatives Ensures That The TNI Bill Will Be Ratified As Law This Week

The plenary meeting of the TNI Bill between Commission I of the DPR and the Government at the DPR building, Tuesday, March 18/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the DPR, Dave Laksono stated that the revision of Law Number 34 of 2004 or the TNI Law Draft will be ratified at the nearest plenary meeting.

Possibly, said Dave, the plenary meeting for the ratification of the TNI Bill will be held on Thursday, March 20.

This is because the DPR will hold a plenary meeting to close the trial period as well as enter the Eid recess. It is estimated that the plenary session will be held on Tuesday, March 25.

"In the nearest plenary meeting, I don't know, it could be this Sunday," said Dave, Tuesday, March 18.

"Because there are still a few more days this week, so this week it might be decided at the plenary meeting," continued Dave.

Dave said, in his view, the eight factions in the DPR RI had agreed to bring the TNI Bill to level II or plenary talks. Therefore, there are no more obstacles and obstacles in the preparation of this bill.

"Everyone agreed, everyone expressed their views, and it was agreed at a working meeting, a consignment meeting, all of us have discussed in detail and there has been an agreement," said Dave.

The following are articles of change that are focused on the revision of the TNI Law and discussed by Commission I of the DPR:

Article 3

(2) The defense policies and strategies as well as administrative support related to the strategic planning aspect of the TNI are in the coordination of the Ministry of Defense.

Article 53

(1) Soldiers carry out military services until the retirement age limit.

(2) The retirement age limit for soldiers as referred to in paragraph (1) is regulated with the following conditions:

a. NCO and Tamtama are at most 55 (fifty-five) years;

b. officers up to the rank of Colonel at most 58 (fifty-eight) years;

c. 1 (one) high-ranking officers at most 60 (sixty) years;

d. high-ranking 2 (two) star officers at most 61 (sixty-one) years; and

e. high-ranking 3-star (three) officers at most 62 (sixty-two).

Explanation (written in Article II in the draft revision of the TNI Law)

1. When the law is enacted, the provisions regarding the retirement age as referred to in Article 53 are regulated as follows:

a. NCO and Tamtama:

1) who is 52 (fifty-two) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 53 (fifty-three) years;

2) who is 51 (fifty-one) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to the age of 54 (fifty-four) years; and

3) who is not 51 (fifty-one) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 55 (fifty-five) years;

b. One-star high-ranking officers:

1) who is 57 (fifty-seven years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 58 (fifty-eight) years;

2) who is 56 (fifty-six) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 59 (fifty-nine) years; and

3) who is not 56 (fifty-six years old for him is subject to a military service period of up to a maximum age of 60 (sixty) years;

c. High-ranking high-ranking two-star officers:

1) who is 57 (fifty-seven years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 58 (fifty-eight) years;

2) who is 56 (fifty-six) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 59 (fifty-nine) years; and

3) who is not 56 (fifty-six) years old for him is subject to a military service period of up to a maximum age of 61 (sixty-one) years, and .

d. Three-star high-ranking officers:

1) who is 57 (fifty-seven years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 58 (fifty-eight) years;

2) who is 56 (fifty-six) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 59 (fifty-nine) years; and

3) who is not 56 (fifty-six) years old for him is subject to a soldier service period of up to a maximum age of 62 (sixty-two) years.

Article 47

(1) Soldiers can hold positions in ministries/agencies in charge of coordinators in the fields of politics and national security, state defense including national defense councils, state secretariats that handle the affairs of the president's secretariat and military secretariat of the president, state intelligence, cyber and/or state codes, national security institutions, national search and rescue (sar), national narcotics, border managers, marine and fisheries, disaster management, counterterrorism, maritime security, the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, and the Supreme Court.

(2) In addition to occupying positions in ministries/agencies as referred to in paragraph (1), Soldiers can occupy other civilian positions after resigning or retiring from the army's active service.

In addition, there was also a change in Article 7 paragraph 2 which was added to operations outside the military, namely cyber defense. Initially, it was proposed that there were two additions, apart from cyber defense, as well as narcotics. But recently, the assignment in the narcotics field was revoked.