Activists concerned military reserve component will be used for internal security

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Kompas.com – January 25, 2021
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Student graduates take part in National Defense Education event at Siliwangi State University – January 27, 2020 (Antara)
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Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is concerned that the newly established national defense reserve component (komcad) will be used to control domestic security threats.

"The reserve component which has already been prepared and established by the government could be used to confront domestic security threats", said Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti in a press release on Tuesday January 25.

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