Civil Coalition Urges Government to Delay Discussion on TNI Duties Regulation
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has urged the government to delay discussions on the draft Government Regulation (RPP) on the duties of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI). According to the coalition, the RPP should not be deliberated while the formal and substantive judicial review of the TNI Law is still underway at the Constitutional Court.
The coalition stated that discussions on the RPP must await legal certainty regarding the constitutionality of the TNI Law from the Constitutional Court. “As a form of moral respect in state affairs,” said Muhamad Isnur, Chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and a coalition member, in a written statement on Thursday, 23 April 2026.
If the government insists on discussing the TNI Duties RPP while the Constitutional Court process is ongoing, the coalition views this as accelerating the regression of democracy and the collapse of civilian supremacy in Indonesia.
On the other hand, the coalition claims to have learned that the government has already discussed the TNI Duties RPP despite the unfinished Constitutional Court process. They obtained a draft document of the TNI Duties RPP dated 9 April 2026.
The draft is a derivative of Law No. 3 of 2025 on the TNI, which is currently under review at the Constitutional Court. In the draft RPP they received, the coalition highlighted various articles that would expand the TNI’s authority beyond defence matters.
Tempo also received a copy of the RPP draft. It includes a note that the draft, consisting of 144 articles and eight chapters, is meeting material dated Thursday, 9 April 2026. There are notes indicating that several articles have been “Agreed by PAK (Inter-Ministerial Committee)” in the document. Meanwhile, other articles are marked as “Pending”.
The statement from the Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is supported by various civil society organisations, including DE JURE, IMPARSIAL, YLBHI, KontraS, CENTRA Initiative, Amnesty International Indonesia, Raksha Initiative, WALHI, LBH Jakarta, ICJR, AJI Indonesia, AJI Jakarta, LBH Pers, HRWG, Indonesia Risk Center, LBH Masyarakat, and SETARA Institute.
Tempo attempted to contact Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas to inquire about the discussion process of the TNI Duties RPP and confirm the draft received by the Civil Society Coalition. Supratman has not responded to the questions submitted via messaging application as of this report.