Protesters are taking to the streets in Indonesia over changes to the law that allows active-duty officers to serve in government positions. Demonstrators are calling for more transparency in the legislative process, saying they were made without public input.
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00:00Human rights protests are being planned in Indonesia over law changes that expand the military's role in government.
00:07Indonesia's legislature has passed amendments allowing active-duty officers to serve in civilian government.
00:13Human rights organizations warned that this could blur the line between military and civilian affairs, damaging accountability.
00:20Activists opposed the changes, saying they were made quickly without public input.
00:25Indonesia had a decades-long period of authoritarian rule in which the military played a strong role.
00:31It is now the world's third largest democracy.