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New spy agency won't overlap with existing bodies: Commander

Jakarta Post - June 13, 2016

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesian Military commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has said the presence of a planned new intelligence agency to be established under the Defense Ministry will not overlap with existing intelligence bodies in the country.

He gave his assurances that the government had carefully planned the main tasks that the new spy agency would handle if it decided to realize the plan. "There will be no overlapping. It will have its own structure," Gatot said as quoted by kompas.com on Sunday.

The military commander said there would be further coordination between the Defense Ministry and other institutions once it established its own intelligence body. He did not provide further details.

Earlier, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu announced the plan to establish an intelligence body under the Defense Ministry, which aimed to dig deeper on information needed for the country's defense interests. (ebf)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/06/13/new-spy-agency-wont-overlap-with-existing-bodies-commander.html.