In March, Indonesia鈥檚 House of Representatives (DPR) amended Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) giving the military a greater role in civilian affairs. Peter Boyle聽speaks to Indonesian socialist聽Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana聽about this disturbing return to the former Suharto dictatorship era鈥檚 notorious 鈥渄ual function鈥 policy for the military.
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When Indonesia鈥檚 new president Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet, a number of former activists and leaders of the People鈥檚 Democratic Party (PRD) were among its 109 members. 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, former editor of the PRD鈥檚 publication Berdikari, about this development.
91自拍论坛's Peter Boyle spoke to Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana from聽Indonesia's Perserikatan Sosialis (Socialist Union), one of the left groups protesting former Suharto-era general Prabowo Subianto, who was sworn in as Indonesia's new president on October 20.
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