Prabowo Undermines Indonesia's Democratic Institutions Rapidly
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, elected in 2024, is accelerating erosion of democratic institutions and cracking down on critics, activists and journalists in 2024–25. His government has proposed a wide-ranging "disinformation and foreign propaganda" law and pursued arrests and trials after August 2025 protests, raising concerns about cross-border targeting of diaspora critics and potential strain on Australia–Indonesia cooperation.
Key Points
- 1Undermines institutions: KPK independence weakened, courts stacked, military returned to civilian administration
- 2Proposes broad 'disinformation and foreign propaganda' law enabling censorship and restrictions on foreign funding
- 3Threatens civil society and diaspora critics: arrests, trials, cross-border reach could target Australian-based activists
Scoring Rationale
Timely, nationally significant analysis with strategic implications; limited technical novelty and chiefly opinion-based reporting reduces methodological rigor.
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