"Yogyakarta's military judges sent a long overdue message that soldiers shouldn't expect to get off easy for serious crimes against civilians.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform (KMSRSK) is calling for reform to military justice to be accelerated.

James Balowski – Human rights groups have condemned a US government decision to go ahead with the sale of eight Apache attack helicopters to Indonesia, saying they are offensive weapons

Dessy Sagita – The special forces sergeant who drove his Kopassus colleagues to Cebongan prison to execute four inmates was told by a military tribunal today that assisting in multiple

Fadli, Batam – Indonesia will continue to modernize its main weapon systems to become, by 2014, Southeast Asia's strongest military power in accordance with its strategic plan.

Slamet Susanto and Bambang Muryanto, Archipelago – Hundreds of supporters of members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) being tried at the II-11 Yogyakarta Military Court staged a

A military tribunal jailed three members of Indonesia's Kopassus special forces for the extrajudicial executions of four prison inmates in the conclusion of the closely watched trial on

The conviction of eight Kopassus special forces members in the brutal jailhouse killings of four men at Cebongan Prison was an important step in ending the culture of impunity surroundi

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's reputation is on the line as a military tribunal into the alleged extrajudicial jailhouse killings of four inmates by members of the nati

Michael Bachelard – As 12 of the Indonesian army's Kopassus special forces troops await sentencing for breaking into a prison and gunning down four inmates in March, some of their stron

Michael Bachelard – The three soldiers from Indonesia's special forces unit Kopassus who led a murderous attack on a group of prisoners in Yogyakarta in March, have been dismissed from

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Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the trials of 12 soldiers accused of slaying four inmates in a Yogyakarta prison draw to a close, human rights defenders say they have little confidence in the

Anggi Kusumadewi, Erick Tanjung – Indonesia's newly appointed military (TNI) chief, General Moeldoko, will deploy TNI forces to maintain state security and protect investments in Indone

Yeremia Sukoyo – The new chief of staff of the Indonesian Army has made a strong commitment to ensure a smooth and peaceful national election next year.

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As the flag of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was hoisted at 5:00am on the 20th of August in a ceremony in Betano, the official state celebrations of the 38th Anniversary of FAL

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially inaugurated Gen. Moeldoko and Lt. Gen.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Banjir Ambarita & Yeremia Sukoyo – The new chief of Indonesia's armed forces was sworn in on Tuesday following approval by the House of Representatives.

Palembang, South Sumatra – Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Moeldoko said Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed personnel to avoid oil stealing that often takes place in Palembang, South

Indonesia will buy eight Apache attack helicopters off the United States, it was announced on Monday, as US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo

Carey L Biron, Washington – US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced on Monday that Washington is going forward with a controversial sale of eight attack helicopters to the Indones

Jakarta – Army General Moeldoko said modernization of the military equipment will come first in his agenda as a new Indonesian military chief.

Gopal Ratnam & Berni Moestafa – The US agreed to sell a fleet of Apache attack helicopters to the Indonesian Army in a transaction valued at as much as $500 million.

The United States will sell the Indonesian army eight Apache attack helicopters in a deal worth $500 million, including radar, training and maintenance, a US defense official said on Mo

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Army chief of staff Gen.

Observers claim that the fairness of an ongoing court martial of a group of elite soldiers who gunned down four detainees in a police jail in Yogyakarta in March is being compromised by

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Aris Cahyadi – Legislators vetting Gen.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Hundreds rallied at the II-11 Yogyakarta Military Court on Monday in support of 12 Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) operatives on trial for the alleged mu

Surabaya, West Java – The Indonesian Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) have carried out a joint exercise at the Baluran Combat Training Center of Marine Corps in Ka

Bambang Muryanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – The team of lawyers representing five of the defendants in the case of the prison attack that killed four detainees in Sleman, Yogyakarta, have as

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen.

Slamet Susanto and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta District Court on Monday sent four defendants involved in an attack against an Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) member,

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – The trial of 12 of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members who allegedly attacked a prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, has once again d

The Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) plan to install a naval base in Hera will cause a lot of problems for the community living in Hera, according to the Director of security monitori

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A former bouncer at Hugo's Cafe, Joko Kurniawan, said there were more than four people involved in the assault and murder of chief Sgt.

Bambang Muryanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Second Sgt.

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Bantul – Seven of the eight witnesses in the trial of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members accused of killing four detainees at a penitentia

Bambang Muryanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Witnesses in the case of the 12 members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) charged with killing four detainees at a Sleman prison were not at

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The IV/Diponegoro Military Command (Kodam) chief spokesman denied on Wednesday an allegation that the military was intimidating journalists and activists monitori

Bambang Muryanto – The People's Coalition for Military Court Monitoring (KRPM) is to report the intimidation of activists monitoring the Cebongan trial to the Indonesian Military (TNI),

The Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak has plans to introduce compulsory military service in the future for young people, but before this he will hold discussions with relevant insti

Jakarta – The People's Coalition for Military Court Monitoring (KRPM) reported the intimidation of journalists covering the Cebongan trial to the press council, asking for an immediate

Slamet Susanto and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Denny Indrayana called on the public to keep watching the progress of the Cebongan trial.

A soldier standing trial for the summary execution of four detainees at a police detention center in Yogyakarta's Sleman district in March claims that he shot at the victims in self-def

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The families of the four men, who were murdered by members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) at Cebongan Penitentiary in Sleman, Yogyakarta, are dou

Sri Wahyuni and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Twelve members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) accused of killing four detainees at a Cebongan Penitentiary in Sleman, Yogyakarta,

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Witness and Victims Protection Agency (LPSK) has said that the latest developments in the trials of 12 of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members

Presidential Regulation (Perpres) 40 of 2013, a new order issued by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to "Build Roads to Faciltate the Expansion of Development in Papua and West Papua

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) fears intimidation of witnesses at the trials of 12 of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members a