The Indonesian military (TNI) is involved in a project to construct the Red and White Village Cooperative building. It is prone to abuse of power.
DURING the Soeharto era, the government ran the “ABRI Masuk Desa” (Indonesian Armed Forces in the Villages) program. Around three decades later, President Prabowo Subianto is launching the “Indonesian Military in Village Cooperatives” project.
The involvement of soldiers in the construction of Red and White Village Cooperative buildings is prone to the abuse of power. Although described as a gotong-royong (mutual cooperation) effort, these cooperatives rely on capital sourced from state-owned banks.
In its development, the…