After the Indonesian parliament amended its military law in March 2025, social media users recycled a month -old video clip of President Prabo Subanto, falsely claiming that he was threatening to take action against the army if he was using his authority against the people. The shots are from January, when the country’s security forces addressed during a leadership event, and it does not include any such threat.
“President Praboo is A supporter of people !! President Prabu (delivers) his suspension after the approval of the military law, and warns against the army (that they) will be eliminated if people are suffering, “says a text in the Indonesian language on a Post Goulet March 22 was raised.
The video, which has watched more than 900,000 times, shows Prabu to give a speech to the leaders of the military nation and the police. He says they should serve people because their financing and resources come from them.
“The people (who) who provide you from head to the soles of the feet, fed people and the police, and gives people to the army and the police the ability to monopolize weapons,” says Papo.
“With such great confidence, by handing over power to you, it is expected, a student (giving) the highest dedication.”
Screen snapshot of the wrong function taken on April 10, 2025
the The same claim was also distributed Facebook and Light video.
Jobs appeared after Parliament an average A law to allow army personnel to hold more government roles, despite criticism that it will expand the role of the armed forces in civil affairs (The archive link))
The review, which is mainly paid by the Brabu coalition, aims to expand the role of the army beyond the defense in a country that has long been affected by its strong armed forces. The amendment raised Protests Fears of returning to the late dictator Suharto, who served him in the former Prabu year who served and who used military figures to take actionThe archive link).
However, the online video has nothing to do with the newly amended law.
A Search for reverse images It led to Google to a longer period video Uploaded on January 30 to the official YouTube account for Presidency Secretariat (The archive link).
The title says: “President Brabu is granted guidance at the meeting of the Indonesian military leadership and the 2025, Jakarta, January 30, 2025,” the title says.
Compared to the screenshot between the clip in the wrong post (L) and a video clip from the YouTube account for the presidential honesty
Brabu did not mention anything about military law, and the army or police did not threaten.
like On April 16, there were no official reports that the former military general said he intended to “eliminate the army and the police.”
Prabowo spoke publicly publicly about the amended military law on April 6 during A. A round table interview With seven Indonesian journalists. he to reject The public’s concern about the return of the “double function” of the army, which indicates the historical role of the armed forces during the Soharto era in both the National Defense and Civil Revision (archived links here and here).
He also insisted that “the main amendment point is only to expand the retirement era of TNI LeadersOn the pretext that the organization cannot develop if leaders change every year because of their age.