TNI to announce stance Tuesday

TNI to announce stance Tuesday

JAKARTA:The Indonesian Military (TNI), along with the National Police, is scheduled to announce its stance over the ongoing constitutional amendment process on Tuesday, TNI Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said on Monday.

"We will announce our stance on the amendment process of the 1945 Constitution (on Tuesday)," he said.

The TNI earlier objected to the planned insertion of sharia law into the Constitution, saying, "the TNI will support the majority of the people."

TNI is also reluctant to support a direct presidential election in 2004. --JP