Endriartono's hearing<\/p>\n
This is the first time an Indonesian Military (TNI) chief
\ncandidate has had to pass a fit-and-proper test under which the
\ncandidate had to sit alone to face various questions raised by
\nmembers of the House of Representatives (DPR).<\/p>\n
We witnessed such a scene on Wednesday when Army chief Gen.
\nEndriartono Sutarto had to answer a wide variety of questions
\nfrom House members.<\/p>\n
Whoever is to become the TNI chief must go through such a
\nprocess today, showing that the military is no longer a law unto
\nitself.<\/p>\n
Times have changed. The House is not the only institution that
\nmakes an evaluation. Non-governmental organizations also have the
\nright to do so. Kontras, for example, even rejected candidates
\nfrom the Army. It suggested that the candidates come from the Air
\nForce. The Air Force is free from human rights violations and has
\nnever had one of its officers become the TNI chief, it said.<\/p>\n
For us, we are not overly concerned with the selection of the
\nTNI on a rotational basis. What is important is that a candidate
\nis able to develop the military into a more professional
\norganization.<\/p>\n
But one thing is clear, we do not want to see or hear of any
\nsoldiers being involved in criminal acts, such as the timber
\ntheft that is raising such concern at the moment.<\/p>\n
The point is that we want to see the military getting out of
\nall types of direct or indirect criminal practices.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/endriartonos-hearing-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }