TNI is misjudged

I would like to thank The Jakarta Post for printing my letter to the editor on March 12, 2001, titled No more problems, please. But unfortunately there was a mistake in the edited version of the letter that may cause misunderstanding on the part of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

I wrote: "Domestically the TNI is not well liked, not because of their bad performance, but because of their efficiency and discipline and because they are a well organized unit and have a clear line of command."

This was edited to the effect that TNI is not well liked because it lacks efficiency and discipline etc., which clearly contradicts what I said. Obviously I did not mean to misjudge the military as such.

SOEGIH ARTO

Jakarta