Makassar, May 12 -- Indonesia's Minister of Human Rights, Natalius Pigai, on Monday expressed support for West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's plan to send students who frequently cause trouble or engage in brawls to military barracks for discipline training.

"This is not military education. Students are being educated in barracks-educational barracks," Pigai said, adding that the initiative aims to improve discipline, mentality, responsibility, and morals.

He emphasized that sending misbehaving students to military-style boot camps would not violate human rights, as the program would not involve any physical mistreatment. Instead, the focus would be on discipline-oriented training delivered by the military.

"Why not? In fact, the educati...