ABRI and the legislature

ABRI and the legislature

To question (once again) the presence of ABRI (the Indonesian
Armed Forces) in the House of Representatives is essentially to
question the validity of ABRI's dual function. In a democratic
system questioning things is accepted. However, being a state
based on law, ABRI's functioning as a social-political force is
guaranteed and regulated by law.

With increasing globalization it is not impossible that the
challenges to our ideological resilience and the Pancasila-based
system and Constitution will grow. In facing those challenges
ABRI -- which has been proven by history never to have deviated
from Pancasila and the Constitution -- is called upon to maintain
its vigilance.

In our opinion it is this need for vigilance which requires
that ABRI maintains its presence in the House of Representatives.

-- Suara Karya, Jakarta