Jakarta – A legislator said Thursday he would question the government and the Indonesian Military (TNI) about documents released by Wikileaks that suggested the US mining giant PT Freeport pay the TNI and the police to secure its activities in Papua.

Legislator Helmi Fauzy from the House of Representatives' Commission I on defense, information and legal affairs, said he planned to question Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and TNI chief Adm. Agus Suhartono about the documents in an upcoming hearing. "We want to confirm how accurate WikiLeaks is," Helmi said.

Helmi, who is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), said the TNI and the National Police were not supposed to receive funds from private companies to support their security operations.

"Private groups should not fund military activities. It will lead to policy directions and operations that depend on the interests of those providing the money; and that is dangerous," he said, as quoted by Antara news.