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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Why Indonesia’s new military law has sparked outrage: ‘We’re going backwards’

Contentious legal revisions giving the military an expanded role in government has sparked outrage in Indonesia and raised fears of a slide back towards the country’s authoritarian past.

The Indonesian parliament on Thursday voted unanimously to amend the 2004 Armed Forces Law to allow serving military officers to hold crucial civilian positions.

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