In March, Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) amended Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) giving the military a greater role in civilian affairs. Peter Boyle speaks to Indonesian socialist Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana about this disturbing return to the former Suharto dictatorship era’s notorious “dual function” policy for the military.

This post was originally published on Green Left.