In March, Indonesia’s 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 speaks to Indonesian socialist Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana about this disturbing return to the former Suharto dictatorship era’s notorious “dual function” policy for the military.
Joko Widodo
When Indonesia’s new president Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet, a number of former activists and leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PRD) were among its 109 members. Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, former editor of the PRD’s publication Berdikari, about this development.
Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana from 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.
Rebecca Meckelburg looks at the factors driving the result of Indonesia's recent presidential election.
In West Papua, human right abuses at the hands of the Indonesian military continue, including the use of chemical weapons.