Yogyakarta – The murder of four prisoners at the Cebongan prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, could potentially be used for political image building.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anastasia Wienanti Resardhy – A lack of transparency and scrutiny over last month's attack on Cebongan Prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, has left many questio

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The low-ranking soldiers alleged to be responsible for an attack on four detainees of the Cebongan Prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, could have taken the fall fo

Ikhwanul Habibi, Jakarta – The Cebongan Prison case in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta involving 11 members of the army's elite Special forces (Kopassus) is a result of the law fall

Amid calls for the president to issue a regulation in lieu of a law to allow soldiers to be tried in regular courts, a presidential staffer on Monday said that no such directive was nee

Ina Parlina and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta – Diponegoro Military Regional Command chief Maj. Gen. Hardiono Saroso and Yogyakarta Police chief Brig. Gen.

Ina Parlina and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta, Yogyakarta – The trial of 11 Army Special Forces (Kopassus) commandos for the raid and execution-style murder of four detainees at Cebongan Pe

Michael Bachelard – On the night of March 23, nine Indonesian soldiers stormed into the Cebongan prison about two hours drive from their base, dragged four remand prisoners out of their

SP/Asnie Ovier – A top regional military commander who had initially denied the fact that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) members were involved in an attack on Cebongan Prison in Slem

Jakarta – While the Indonesian Military (TNI) has won kudos for its probe that determined that soldiers were behind the Cebongan Penitentiary raid and massacre, others doubt its transpa

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Army is saying that Special Forces (Kopassus) commandos have confessed to launching an unauthorized raid on Cebongan Penitentiary in Yogyakarta that culm

Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono slammed the alleged revenge killing of four Cebongan prison inmates by Kopassus special forces members, calling the executions a brutal

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The head of the Army's investigative team on the Sleman prison killings in Yogyakarta, Brig. Gen.

Erwin Cristianson – Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The police may have failed to foresee the recent attack on four inmates at Cebongan Penitentiary in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and may have ignored potential clu

Farouk Arnaz, Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy & Robertus Wardi – More indications have emerged that point to a rogue military unit as the heavily armed group who infiltrated a police de

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Activists are renewing calls for the government and the House of Representatives to push for more reform of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Chairwoman of the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Siti Noor Laila confirmed that the commission had been denied access

Carlos Paath – Rights activists are demanding immediate changes to the 1997 Law on Military Tribunals, in the wake of a deadly attack on police detainees that some have blamed on the Ar

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Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – On the heels of the execution-style killing of four detainees in Sleman, Yogyakarta, rights activists have urged the government and the House of Representati

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Lawmakers have lambasted the government for its failure to protect the public after a brutal attack on Cebongan Prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, left four people

Jakarta/Sleman, Yogyakarta – The execution-style killing of four detainees accused of murdering a former member of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) by reportedly "professional" gunm

Farouk Arnaz, Rizky Amelia, SP/Fuska Sani, Erwin Sihombing & Novianti Setuningsih, Yogyakarta – An unidentified group of about 15 gunmen barged into Cebongan prison in Sleman early

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Army plans to allow women to train as officers for the first time in the force's history, as part of sweeping reforms that the Army chief has vowed to ush

This is a joint statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs/World Council of Churches (CCIA/WCC), Dominicans for Justi

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – The National Liberation Army of the Free Papua Movement, led by Goliath Tabuni, said it had no interest in money or power and that it was purely fighting to

Local communities around Sinak, Gurage, Mulia and Tingginambut in Puncak Jaya regency have felt the first effects of Indonesian military reprisals, after West Papuan independence guerri

Yeremia, Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Newly elected Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe says he will form a special team to resolve conflicts and violence in the province as s

SP/Carlos Paath & Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – The Indonesian military has demanded a public apology from the commissioner of the country's human rights watchdog, who on Friday mad

Andi Hajramurni and Novan Iman Santosa, Makassar/Jakarta – Two out of the six Sukhoi Su-30 MK2 jet fighters ordered by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) arrived at Sultan Hasanuddin Air

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Darma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the country's security forces to refrain from conducting excessive security ope

Jakarta – The Ambassador of Australia to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, has expressed condolences following the deaths of eight soldiers in shooting incidents in Papua on Thursday.

Farouk Arnaz – A military helicopter that was on its way to evacuate the remains of the eight soldiers who were shot dead in Papua's Puncak Jaya district, was forced to return back to i

Jakarta – Indonesia wants to buy a number of combat helicopters from the United States for the army, Defenses Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.

Jayapura – The Indonesian Navy is to enhance the monitoring on maritime defense by establish Navy Primary Base in Papua region.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Ramadhan Pohan, the deputy chairman of House Commission I that oversees defense issues, questioned the validity of results from a recent survey conducted by w

Jakarta – This year's Indonesian Military executive meeting (Rapim TNI), which takes place from Jan.

Ezra Sihite – Indonesia has sent a team to London to negotiate the purchase of warships from Britain, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said over the weekend, several days after meet

Subkhan, Jakarta – The number Indonesian National Army (TNI) soldiers who commit violence increased throughout 2012.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Amid heightened tension in the South China Sea and military build up in the region, Defense Ministry officials will concentrate on domestic issues that have littl

Oktovianus Pogau, Merauke, Papua – Anis Jambormase, a family member of female pastor Frederika Metalmeti (38 years old), is questioning the legal process against the shooting of their c

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated Adm.

Dian Maharani, Jakarta – National police criminal investigation bureau chief Commissioner General Sutarman says that perpetrators of violence in West Papua could be charged under Law Nu

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in the new chiefs of the Navy and the Air Force in a ceremony at the State Palace on Monday.

According to data from conflict monitoring NGO Belun, in 2012 some 15 member of Timor-Leste's armed forces (F-FDTL) were involved in violent action in the community across nine District

Jakarta – The 2012 Indo Defence Expo and Forum, the country's largest military equipment exhibition, is expected to boost partnership between local and global defense companies, says Vi

Credible Reports have again emerged detailing a rampage by troops from the notorious Indonesian Army (TNI) Battalion 756, who have reportedly run amok burning houses and beating up Papu

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday enacted two key laws deemed vital for the nation's military as the Armed Forces celebrated its 67th anniversary.