Titis Setianingtyas, Jakarta – Andi Widjajanto, a military and intelligence observer from the University of Indonesia, has said that the Indonesian intelligence agency still works in an old fashioned way after 10 years of reform.

He said Indonesia does not even have a regulation for the intelligence agency even though the social, security, cultural, and political situations in the country can change rapidly.

"The regulation is still being discussed," said Andi at the book launching of 'The relationship between the Intelligence Agency and the State in 1946-2004' in Jakarta, on Tuesday (5/8).

He suggested that the intelligence agency stop working for political interests and rather anticipates possible threats against national security.

Ikrar Nusa Bakti, a Researcher from the Politic Study Center at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), agreed with Andi.

He said that compared to reform in the general security sector, reform at the intelligence agency has run slowly. "It is only the intelligence agency that has not been reformed," said Ikrar.

There was a strong indication of the intelligence agency's involvement in the murder of the human rights activist, Munir, in 2004. This is proof that reform at the agency has not happened.

Ikrar went on to say the Munir case also indicates that the intelligence agency still uses the same understanding as in 1965 where the agency worked for the authorized regime.

"It is obvious that our intelligence agency still cannot work professionally," he said.