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May 3, 2021 Neo Chai Chin & Lewa Pardomuan JAKARTA (CNA) – He was tortured, underwent forced labour and had to eat mice, snakes, lizards and snails to survive. Arrested for suspected political views, Bedjo Untung was never charged despite being detained from 1970 to 1979, under the authoritarian regime headed by Suharto, the former general. It has been 23 years since Suhartoâs fall, but Bedjo, now 73 and a human rights activist, worries that Indonesiaâs military “will always try to play a role” in government. That has been the case in Thailand, for example, and Februaryâs military coup in Myanmar has cast the spotlight on other Southeast Asian countries whose militaries have played a significant political role over decades. ....
‘We live in a different age now’: Why Indonesia’s military is unlikely to return to politics Toggle share menu Advertisement ‘We live in a different age now’: Why Indonesia’s military is unlikely to return to politics Advertisement CNA Insider ‘We live in a different age now’: Why Indonesia’s military is unlikely to return to politics February’s coup in Myanmar has turned the spotlight on other Southeast Asian countries whose militaries have played a significant political role. The programme Insight examines the situation in Indonesia and the prospects for its democracy. Experts do not believe that Indonesia s military will make a political comeback. ....