Dicky Christanto – Security experts from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the University of Indonesia (UI) agree that the recent draft bill on national security is still confusing and therefore needed to be discussed further by inter-department institutions.

"I am under the impression that many clauses in this draft are directly taken from the existing laws without being carefully deliberated. As a result, there have been several clashes over clauses in this draft," Sri Yanuarti of LIPI said Monday.

She cited chapter 37 of the draft, which stipulated the rights of the government in announcing early warnings on dangerous situations. "The chapter and the explanation, however, say nothing about who should make the announcement," she said.

Eddie Prasetyono of UI said the draft had also failed to come up with clear job descriptions for law enforcement officers. "This could cause confusion later on when they are carrying their duties," he said.

He added as an example that the draft did not clarify any clear limitations on the authorities of either the police or the military.