Views of the DPR and the Executive

Chairman of the DPR Legislation Body (Baleg), Supratman Andi Agtas, said that the discussion of the TNI Bill and the Polri Bill is just waiting for a surpres. "The surpres must be sent to the DPR no later than 60 days. Whether the content agrees, will be discussed later. Who knows, the president rejects everything. So, the ball is in the government's court," he said.

A member of the DPR Baleg from the Golkar Party Faction, Supriansa, is of the opinion that if the government agrees to discuss the two bills, it will not take long because the substance being changed is not much.

Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), Ali Mochtar Ngabalin, sees the reaction of certain groups to the two bills as excessive. Concerns about the return of the dual function of the ABRI and the decline of democracy are also unfounded. Ngabalin emphasized that the police and the military are state institutions that carry out civilian political decisions, and understand that their authority is limited by law.

"So, please, don't scare people with statements that shackle ourselves. It's okay to worry, but not excessively, even saying that we are returning to the New Order. That's excessive," he said.

The process of the two bills becoming law is still long because it must go through discussions between the DPR and the government. Ngabalin has not confirmed whether President Jokowi will send a surpres or not. However, he emphasized the strong commitment of President Jokowi and the elected president, Prabowo Subianto, to democracy. "I assure you that each article will be discussed carefully," he said.