Jakarta, March 20 -- National legislators elected to the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2024-2029 period have initiated discussions on amending Law No. 34 of 2004 concerning Indonesia's defense force, or TNI.

This has effectively revived the discourse on the law from the previous term.

What is noteworthy this time round is that the DPR has officially announced the drafting of the amendment bill as part of the 2025 Priority National Legislation Program (Prolegnas).

This means that discussions surrounding the military bill are expected to conclude by no later than this year.

Consequently, Commission I of the DPR-which oversees matters related to defense, foreign affairs, communication, and intelligence-has been assigned the task...