Jim Della-Giacoma with the International Crisis Group challenges the premise that the amendments will make Indonesia safer.
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Della-Giacoma argues that broad arrest powers can be counterproductive.
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Jim Della-Giacoma, south east regional director of the International Crisis Group, told the Today programme's James Naughtie that it was "something of a bold move" for the prime minister to visit the country.
Mr Della-Giacoma continued to say that Burma is going to be a difficult place to do business because of factors like not having a central bank "but there are opportunities for the government now".