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Archipelago 3 months ago
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Ministry secures logs from suspected illegal logging at N. Sumatra sawmills
Law enforcement of illegal logging actitvities are aimed at tracing the origins of the wooden logs, checking their documents and ensuring timbers entering processing industry has proper legality.
Politics 3 months ago
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Military prosecutors forgo appeal in activist acid attack case
Military prosecutors have opted not to challenge what critics describe as the lenient sentences handed down to four Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) personnel convicted over the acid attack on rights activist Andrie Yunus, despite appeals filed by the men themselves.
Archipelago 3 months ago
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Students rally to urge restoring civilian supremacy, stopping 'wasteful' spending
Topping the demands made by students across the archipelago are to stop the free meals and rural cooperatives programs, restore the TNI to its original defense function and to stabilize the national currency.
Politics 3 months ago
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Military deployment against student protest draws flak
The deployment of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel against a student protest denouncing wasteful state spending drew criticism from protesters and civil society groups, who said that crowd control falls outside the mandate of defense forces.
Politics 3 months ago
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Light sentences still mar military justice system: Kontras
Indonesia’s military justice system still reflects a broader pattern of impunity for handing down mild sentences, especially in cases of violence committed by personnel against civilians, according to rights group the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).
Politics 3 months ago
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Court revives police probe into activist acid attack as military trial continues
The South Jakarta court has ordered police to reopen their investigation into the acid attack on rights activist Andrie Yunus, potentially broadening efforts to identify the mastermind behind the assault, as military prosecutors seek prison terms for four soldiers that civil groups have criticized as too lenient.
Archipelago 3 months ago
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TNI foils smuggling of rare earth metals, radioactive elements in Riau Islands
The Indonesian Navy intercepted a tugboat and a barge carrying 25 containers of some 390 tonnes of raw minerals containing illegal rare earth metals and radioactive elements in Riau Islands waters, on May 17
Jakarta 3 months ago
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TNI defends role in anti-robbery raids amid rights concern
The Indonesian Military (TNI) has clarified that its personnel will only play a supporting role in the National Police's efforts to tackle rising street robbery in Jakarta, amid mounting criticism over the military’s involvement in civilian law enforcement and fears of potential rights abuses.
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