Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas (left) hands over a document containing the government's response to the revision to the 2002 Police Law to House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad on June 9 during a House plenary session at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Jakarta. In the session, the House passed the new law unanimously.`

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The House of Representatives passed on Tuesday a controversial amendment to the 2002 Police Law, allowing an expanded role for active-duty police officers in civilian posts through rushed deliberations that took less than a week.

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President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated new leadership for the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) and named labor leader Said Iqbal as a special presidential advisor on employment, raising questions about the future direction of the government’s free meals program and the country’s labor movement.

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