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Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted to pass a revision of its military law. It will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning from the armed forces. Under current law, military personnel are permitted to serve only 10 ministries and state institutions. A new clause also grants the president the authority to appoint military personnel to other ministries as needed. Pro-democracy activists and students fear expanding the military in civilian roles would restore the “dual function” of the armed services that they had in the era under the dictator Suharto. Pro-democracy activists discovered lawmakers and government officials met in secret to discuss draft revisions at a five-star hotel in South Jakarta on March 15. Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin defended the new law, saying lawmakers considered it properly and it will make the military more effective.

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