The legislature, controlled by parties supporting President Prabowo Subianto, is planning to pass the revision on Thursday, less than two months after the President formally requested an amendment to the legislation.

“God willing, [the bill] will be passed in the upcoming plenary session, which is currently scheduled for tomorrow,” said Golkar Party legislator Dave Laksono, who is deputy chair of House Commission I overseeing military, defense and foreign affairs, on Wednesday.

Commission I member TB Hasanuddin of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) confirmed to The Jakarta Post that the bill would be put up for passage at a plenary session on Thursday.

The plan came after lawmakers fast-tracked the bill’s deliberations, including by holding a series of closed-door meetings with government officials last weekend at a high-end hotel in Jakarta. 

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The move sparked an outcry from democracy activists and students, who feared that the revisions would expand the role of the TNI in civilian spheres, reviving the Soeharto-era dwifungsi (dual function) system, which allowed the armed forces to dominate public life and crush dissent.