Discourse Analysis On Intelligence Bill

Discourse Analysis On Intelligence Bill
By David Raja Marpaung S.Ip M.Def

             Intelligence is an integral part of the national security system. In the context of national security as a function of the provision of public goods, intelligence became the first line in the national security system. This becomes important because the sustainability of the state cannot inevitable and depends on the capacity and ability to execute its national security functions in order to face various forms of threats are increasingly complex and multidimensional in the era of globalization. 

          To build an integrated national security system and institutionalized to ensure sustainability, the fulfillment of national security functions in an effective and accountable. Therefore, reforms in defense and security (security sector reforms) are challenges that must be faced by Indonesia as a nation are in a period of democratic transition. Thus, reforms in the state intelligence are the differential of the security sector reform today.
        Intelligence, in addition to military and police, are an essential instrument of implementation of the national security system. Intelligence, according to its place in the national security system, has a role to strengthen early warning systems, information management systems and strategic analysis system. Seeing a very vital role in national security, the urgency of the Law on State Intelligence becomes inevitable and the fundamental need for Indonesia to meet the strengthening of the national security system.

          Therefore, the Act should mention the crucial issue of intelligence reform, among other things, the intelligence community are also associated with differentiation and coordination of intelligence functions between intelligence bodies, the intelligence product that also intersect with state secrets and confidential intelligence, and intelligence activities are also associated with functions, duties and authority of the intelligence services, oversight of the intelligence community and accountability of intelligence services.
          On the other hand, security sector reform through which a country's transition to democracy implies the existence of cohesiveness between the principles of security, democracy and human rights. The third cohesion of this structure will provide a mode of realization of the improvement agenda of security sector, especially in incorporating the principles of democratic accountability within the framework of the national security system, including increasing the capacity of state intelligence agencies.
        Meanwhile, intelligence agencies have the institutional paradox characterization. On the one hand, they are mandated to be able to work effectively and professionally with certain inherent authority-to ensure the presence of national security, along with other things that surrounded him. Intelligence agencies are generally given the special authority that is highly diverse, ranging from the authority for intercepting communications, electronic information dismantle personal, intervening rights of a person's privacy, until the authority to inspect, arrest / detention.

          Under the condition of the intelligence agencies in Indonesia, and the ideal concepts of intelligence institutions, it can be said that Indonesia need the Law on State Intelligence for the future of Indonesia is very urgent. In particular the intelligence system and national security systems in general. The law is expected to be reinforcing the legitimacy of the existence of political intelligence services in Indonesia. 

        Moreover, the political regulation can strengthen the coordination and performance between bodies of intelligence, and, able to overcome the partial ego between them. However, it is important also worth noting that the national intelligence reform must also be running in the corridors of democracy, protection of human rights and the rule of law.
          In addition, the Law on State Intelligence should be able to guarantee the national intelligence reform relating to management attempts to introduce effective national intelligence system to support the creation of the intelligence services are professional, tough, and the order of a democratic political system. 

          It is important to note again that the national intelligence reform agenda in Indonesia consists of five terms,   first, the political formulation of regulations to regulate the intelligence agencies are expected to be professional and accountable 

          second, the establishment of coordination mechanisms between intelligence bodies ; third, setting authority between the intelligence services; fourth, the allocation of national resources to strengthen early warning systems, management information and strategic analysis, and the fifth, the adaptation of democratic values ​​and human rights principles and good governance within the intelligence community.