Indonesia has enacted a new law which allows officers to hold more positions in the government.

Indonesia’s Parliament has approved a law which allows officers to hold more positions within the government without resigning from the military. The Parliament unaminously approved the law. This repeals parts of a law passed in 2024 which restrict military officers to only holding positions in agencies related to the military, intelligence, or national security. Opponents of the law fear that it will increase the military’s involvement in civil affairs.

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