Muhamad Haripin, Political Scientist at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), expounds on the recent amendment of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Law and its potential ramifications on the democratic process. The amendment process, marked by a lack of transparency and an effort to expand the military’s autonomy and involvement in non-defense affairs, has given rise to concerns that it will erode the principle of civil control. Haripin underscores that unless the pervasive opposition of civil society is acknowledged, the new law will accelerate the military aggrandizement, thereby provoking an authoritarian shift in the country’s political landscape.