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TNI DISTRIBUTES 400.000 POCKET BOOKS ON MILY NEUTRALITY
Surabaya, East Java, Oct 12 (ANTARA) - The Indonesia's Defence Forces (TNI) headquarter will distribute more than 400.000 pocket books on military neutrality to all military personnel.
"The book is exactly a guidance for the commanders in their respective units, so that there is no reason for their subordinate to have no knowledge of what is allowed or disallowed to be done in relation to the political world," TNI Top Chief General Djoko Santoso said after attending a rehearsal of the TNI anniversary's celebration here Sunday.
Djoko explained that the book was an instrument for TNI commanders to give directives and guidance to their subordinates about what they can or can not do in implementing their duty.
Through the book, all military personnel were banned from being involved in practical politics and the commanders of respective unit in the military had been asked to take a follow up of the guidance specified in the books to their subordinates.
Asked about possible sanction to be imposed on soldiers found to have violated the points decribed in the book, Djoko said that his side would take several steps starting from administrative sanction up to jail sentence.
Meanwhile, Chief of the TNI Information Services Rear Marshal Sagom Tamboen said that the book would be distributed to all military personnel across the country starting Oct 14, 2008.
"The book also provides more details of what the military personnel are not allowed to do especially in regional head, legislative and presidential elections. If some violations is still found, please don't hesitate to remind us," he said.
Moreover, Sagom said that the book was exactly a manifestation of TNI commitment to keep their neutrality something unbargainable in the military.
"The book is exactly a guidance for the commanders in their respective units, so that there is no reason for their subordinate to have no knowledge of what is allowed or disallowed to be done in relation to the political world," TNI Top Chief General Djoko Santoso said after attending a rehearsal of the TNI anniversary's celebration here Sunday.
Djoko explained that the book was an instrument for TNI commanders to give directives and guidance to their subordinates about what they can or can not do in implementing their duty.
Through the book, all military personnel were banned from being involved in practical politics and the commanders of respective unit in the military had been asked to take a follow up of the guidance specified in the books to their subordinates.
Asked about possible sanction to be imposed on soldiers found to have violated the points decribed in the book, Djoko said that his side would take several steps starting from administrative sanction up to jail sentence.
Meanwhile, Chief of the TNI Information Services Rear Marshal Sagom Tamboen said that the book would be distributed to all military personnel across the country starting Oct 14, 2008.
"The book also provides more details of what the military personnel are not allowed to do especially in regional head, legislative and presidential elections. If some violations is still found, please don't hesitate to remind us," he said.
Moreover, Sagom said that the book was exactly a manifestation of TNI commitment to keep their neutrality something unbargainable in the military.
