A most militarised cabinet – New Mandala

President Prabowo Subianto appointed a record-breaking 136 members to his “Red and White” cabinet, including a significant number of individuals with military and police backgrounds, particularly from the army’s special forces unit, Kopassus. Notably, key positions went to ex-Kopassus troops with close ties to Prabowo, such as Aries Marsudiyanto leading the Development Oversight and Special Investigation agency. The ex-military figures in Prabowo’s government are expected to play a role in his ambitious projects, such as providing free nutritious food for children and achieving food self-sufficiency, with potential involvement of the military’s territorial command structure in distribution.

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