Exaggerated interpretation

Exaggerated interpretation

From Tajuk

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto recently stated that
the Indonesian Military (TNI) would oppose any side attempting to
unconstitutionally topple the government.

It promptly drew reactions. One political expert said, amid
the heated debate on the enmity between People's Consultative
Assembly Speaker Amien Rais and President Abdurrahman Wahid, that
whatever Tyasno meant by his statement the public would interpret
it as the military would stop any attempt by Amien Rais to
replace the President.

Well, well. Is the statement not exaggerated? If Amien Rais
with his People's Consultative Assembly were to dismiss Gus Dur
from the presidency, it would be constitutional. It would not be
possible for the military to stop the dismissal, because it would
be constitutional.

Clearly there is only one interpretation for Tyasno's
statement. The interception is directed at attempts to topple the
government by physical force, or the climax would be a military
coup.

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