turn the state intelligence agency is the right of the president

BIN (state intelligence agency) in Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIAN - Impartially assess the decision of the turn of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) is the prerogative of the President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), since the Law on State Intelligence is not set on the future position of the Chief of NIA.

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"So the process of change current BIN chief legitimate," said the Director of Imparsial Al Araf, Monday (09/05/2016).

According to Al Araf, Jokowi decision was also in line with the mandate of the Act No. 17 of 2011 on State Intelligence. Under the provisions of the Law on State Intelligence, BIN must be an institution that works for the civilian intelligence. It is also in line with the mandate of the 1998 reforms, one of which reduce the dominance of the military in the public domain.

"BIN chief should not be in the military anyway, there is no obligation that requires that the head of BIN must be from the military. The President may appoint anyone assessed as having the ability to lead the NIA. Can from the military, police, intelligence circles career even civilian though , "he said.

Said Al Araf, military intelligence was supposed to be within the scope of the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) TNI. BIN should form a civilian intelligence agency, then reduce the military's role and replace it with the civil components must be done.

Moreover, he added, as the head of BIN, later Budi Gunawan (BG) also should be able to perform functions located in Indonesia. Currently the intelligence reform have not been entirely untouched. At present and in the future, the intelligence world is a world that is struggling on a civilian intelligence-brain relies, not muscle.

"Under the leadership of BG, is expected to bring a civilian intelligence professionals. It is a challenge for the new BIN chief," he said.