Don't hold your breath for reform in Indonesia

Reporting on the selection of Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto as Indonesia's new military chief, The Diplomat observes:

Internal reform on issues such as military impunity on human rights, criminals, illegal military business, and discipline violations, stalled in the second term of the SBY [General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono] administration and will not be a priority now. Tackling those issues would face strong internal challenges from the military and so far such reforms have not gained much support from the government and parliament. For instance, article 65 of the 2004 TNI [Indonesian Armed Forces] law states that criminal violations, including human rights abuses conducted by military officers, must be held accountable in civilian rather than military courts. A subsequent military justice bill was proposed in 2004 and since then has received strong resistance from the military leadership and also gotten little attention from the executive and legislative agencies.