Badan Intelijen Negara ("State Intelligence Agency"), commonly referred to as BIN, is Indonesia's primary intelligence agency. Prior to 2001, it was known as Bakin (Badan Koordinasi Intelijen Negara, "State Intelligence Coordinating Agency"); its name was changed as part of a general restructuring of the agency.[2] BIN is responsible both for co-ordinating information sharing and operations between Indonesia's other intelligence agencies and for mounting operations on its own.
At the time of its name change in 2001, BIN's role in co-ordinating was deemphasised, but, in the wake of the 2002 Bali bombing, that aspect of the agency's operations was the subject of renewed focus as part of an all-around expansion of the agency's budget and operations.[3] The agency is currently headed by Budi Gunawan, as of 9 September 2016.[4] Previous leaders are Sutiyoso from July 2015 to September 2016,[5]Sutanto from 21 October 2009 to 19 October 2011, Syamsir Siregar from 2004 to 2009, and Hendropriyono from 2001 to 2004.[6]
History
1943–1965
The origin of the state intelligence agency can be traced to Japanese occupation, in 1943,at which time Japan established a local version of the intelligence agency known as the Nakano Military Intelligence School. The former soldier Defenders of the Homeland (Peta), Zulkifli Lubis, graduated from the school and was also the Republican first Commander of Intelligence.
After independence, August 1945, the Government of Indonesia established the first intelligence agency of the republic, which was called Badan Istimewa (the Special Agency) commonly referred to as (BI).Colonel Zulkifli Lubis returned to lead the agency along with about 40 former Peta soldiers who were special military investigators. After entering a special intelligence training period in the Ambarawa region, in early May 1946 around 30 young graduates became members of the Indonesian State Secret Agency (BRANI). This agency became the umbrella for the intelligence movement with several "ad hoc" units, even overseas operations.
In July 1946, the Minister of Defense (Menhan) Amir Sjarifuddin formed the "Defense Agency B" headed by a former police commissioner. As a result, on 30 April 1947 all intelligence agencies were merged under the Minister of Defense, including Brani, to become Part V of the B Defense Agency.
In 1949 the Minister of Defense Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX was not satisfied with the performance and performance of the intelligence at that time which was running independently and was not well coordinated, so Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX formed Dinas Chusus (the Special Service) commonly referred to as (DC), which was expected to be able to face the challenges of the threat of the state and nation in the future, and able to protect the Republic of Indonesia. The DC recruitment program is the intelligence program of the first non-military civilian cadres in Indonesia trained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Intelligence candidates were sent to the Philippine island of Saipan to take part in a training program until several forces were then resumed training in Indonesia. The alumni were placed in various clandestine operations which were very closed and capable of penetrating enemy hearts such as operations (Operation Trikora, Dwikora, G30. S PKI, etc.). DC is known by the pseudonym Ksatria Graha, who are trained professional intelligence cadres, which are an important part that cannot be separated from the history of Indonesian intelligence.
In early 1952, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, T.B. Simatupang, demoted the intelligence agency to Badan Informasi Staff Angkatan Perang (the Armed Forces Staff Information Agency) (BISAP). As a result of competition within the military, during 1952–1958, the entire force and police had their own intelligence services without national coordination. So on 5 December 1958, the President Sukarno formed the Intelligence Coordinating Body (BKI) with Colonel Laut Pirngadi as the head.
Subsequently,10 November 1959, BKI was changed back to Badan Pusat Intelijen (the Central Intelligence Agency) commonly referred to as (BPI) headquartered at Jalan Madiun, headed by Dr. Soebandrio. In the era of the 1960s until the beginning of the New Order era, Soebandrio's influence on the BPI was very strong, followed by the war of communist and non-communist ideology in the military, including intelligence.
1965–present
After the 1965 upheaval, Soeharto headed Operasi Pemulihan Keamanan dan Ketertiban (the Operation Command for Restoring Security and Order) Kopkamtib. Subsequently, in all regions (Regional Military Command / Kodam) an Satuan Tugas Intelijen (Intelligence Task Force) (STI) was formed. Then on 22 August 1966, Suharto established Komando Intelijen Negara (the State Intelligence Command) (KIN) with Brigadier General Yoga Sugomo as the head who was directly responsible to him.
As a strategic intelligence agency, BPI was merged into KIN which also had Operasi Khusus (Special Operations) Opsus under Lt. Col. Ali Moertopo with assistants Leonardus Benyamin (Benny) Moerdani and Aloysius Sugiyanto. In less than a year, 22 May 1967 Soeharto issued a Presidential Decree (Keppres) to design KIN to Badan Koordinasi Intelijen Negara become (the National Intelligence Coordinating Board) (BAKIN). Maj. Gen. Soedirgo was appointed as the first head of BAKIN.
During the time of Maj. Gen. Sutopo Juwono, BAKIN had Deputy II under Colonel Nicklany Soedardjo, Perwira Polisi Militer ( Military Police Officer) POM officer who graduated from Fort Gordon, USA. In early 1965, Nicklany created the PM's intelligence unit, namely Detasemen Pelaksana Intelijen (the Intelligence Implementing Detachment) (Den Pintel) POM. Officially, Den Pintel POM became Satuan Khusus Intelijen (the Special Intelligence Unit) Satsus Intel, then in 1976 it became Satuan Pelaksana (the Implementing Unit) Satlak and in the 1980s it became the Implementing Unit (UP) 01.
Starting in 1970 there was a reorganization of BAKIN with the addition of Deputy III to the Opsus post under Brigadier General TNI Ali Moertopo. As a Suharto insider. Opsus is considered the most prestigious in BAKIN, ranging from domestic affairs Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat of West Irian[7] and the birth of the political machine Golongan Karya (Golkar)[8] to the Indochina issue.[9] In 1983, as Deputy Head of BAKIN, L.B. Moerdani expanded his intelligence activities to become Badan Intelijen Negara (the Strategic Intelligence Agency) (BAIS). Subsequently, BAKIN remained as a contra-subversion directorate of the New Order.
After removing L.B.Moerdani as Minister of Defense and Security (Menhankam), in 1993 Suharto reduced Bais' mandate and changed its name to Badan Intelijen ABRI (ABRI Intelligence Agency) BIA. In 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid changed BAKIN to become Badan Intelijen Negara (the State Intelligence Agency) (BIN) until now.
Thus, since 1945 s.d. now, the state intelligence organization has changed its name six times:[10]
BRANI (Badan Rahasia Negara Indonesia/Indonesian State Secret Agency).
BIN (Badan Intelijen Negara/State Intelligence Agency).
Organizational structure
Main organization
The organizational structure mainly based from Presidential Decree No. 90/2012 (State Intelligence Agency).[11] The organizational structure of the BIN was last amended by the Presidential Decree No. 79/2020 (Second Amendment of Presidential Decree No. 90/2012 Re: State Intelligence Agency). The decree was signed on 20 July 2020.[12] Under the Presidential Regulation, the BIN's organizational structure consists of 9 deputies, which later expanded by Chief BIN Decree No. 01/2022:[13]
Chief The Chief of the BIN has the task to lead in performing the duties and functions of the BIN. The Chief is given the financial, administrative and other facilities on par with the Minister.
Deputy Chief The Deputy Chief has the task of helping and giving aid to the intelligence chief.
Main Secretariat Main Secretariat has the task of coordinating the implementation of the tasks, coaching and providing administrative support to all organizational units within the BIN. It consisted of:
Bureau of Planning and Finance
Division of Program and Budget Planning
Sub-division of General Budget Planning
Sub-division of Intelligence Operations Budget Planning
Sub-division of Evaluation and Reporting
Division of General Budget Executor
Sub-division of Employee Spending
Sub-division of Capital and Materiel Spending
Sub-division of Evaluation and Reporting
Division of Intelligence Operation Budget Executor
Sub-division of Domestic Intelligence Operation Budget Planning
Sub-division of Foreign Intelligence Operation Budget Planning
Sub-division of Evaluation and Reporting
Division of Verification and Reporting
Sub-division of Budget Verification
Sub-division of Accountancy
Sub-division of Evaluation and Reporting
Bureau of Human Resource
Division of Human Resource Planning
Sub-division of Formation
Sub-division of Human Resource Procurement and Placement
Sub-division of Termination and Pension
Division of Human Resource Development
Sub-division of Mutation and Ranking Affairs
Sub-division of Education and Training Administration
Division of Human Resource Data Processing and Reporting
Sub-division of Human Resource Data Collection and Reporting
Sub-division of Human Resource Data Processing
Department of Human Resource Administration and Discipline Enforcement
Sub-division of Human Resource Administration
Sub-division of Discipline Enforcement
Sub-division of Administration
Bureau of Law, Organization, and Management
Division of Advocation
Sub-division of Legal Aid
Bureau of Logistics
Division of Logistics Planning
Sub-division of Logistics Procurement Planning
Sub-division of Logistics Maintenance Planning
Division of Logistics Procurement
Sub-division of Logistics Procurement
Sub-division of Logistics Maintenance
Division of Inventory Management, Distribution, and Expungement
Sub-division of Inventory Management
Sub-division of Distribution
Sub-division of Expungement
Department of Evaluation and Reporting
Bureau of General Affairs
Division of Leadership Administration and Secretarial Affairs
Sub-division of Leadership Administration
Sub-division of Letters
Sub-division of Documentation and Archives
Division of Security and Protocol
Sub-division of Security
Sub-division of Protocol
Division of Servicing
Sub-division of Physical Development
Sub-division of Employee Welfare
Deputy of Foreign Affairs Deputy of Foreign Affairs (Deputy I) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation of activities and / or operations of foreign intelligence field. It consisted of:
1st Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of International Cooperation
Sub-directorate of International Cooperation in Asia and Pacific Region
Sub-directorate of International Cooperation in Africa and Middle East Region
Sub-directorate of International Cooperation in America and Europe Region
Sub-directorate of Liaison Affairs
Directorate of Asia and Pacific
Sub-Directorate of Asia Region I (Southeast Asia Region)
Sub-Directorate of Asia Region II (East Asia Region)
Sub-Directorate of Asia Region III (Middle Asia and South Asia Region)
Sub-Directorate of Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Timor Leste, and Pacific Island Countries)
Directorate of Africa and Middle East
Sub-Directorate of Africa Region I (Saharan Africa Region)
Sub-Directorate of Africa Region II (Sub-Saharan Africa Region)
Sub-Directorate of Middle East Region I (Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey)
Sub-Directorate of Middle East Region II (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen)
Directorate of America and Europe
Sub-Directorate of America Region I (United States, Canada, and Samoa American)
Sub-Directorate of America Region II (Mexico, Caribbean Islands, South America Region, and Atlantic Islands)
Sub-Directorate of Europe Region I (Western and Northern Europe Regions)
Sub-Directorate of Europe Region II (Middle, Southern, and Eastern Europe Regions, including the unrecognized and partially recognized states such as Abkhazia, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnitria, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Catalonia)
Deputy of Home Affairs Deputy of Home Affairs (Deputy II) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation of activities and/or operations in the field of domestic intelligence. It consisted of:
2nd Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of Java and Bali
Sub-Directorate of Jakarta Region
Sub-Directorate of West Java and Banten
Sub-Directorate of Central Java and Yogyakarta
Sub-Directorate of East Java and Bali
Directorate of Sumatera and Kalimantan
Sub-Directorate of Sumatera I (Aceh, North Sumatera, West Sumatera, Riau, and Riau Islands)
Sub-Directorate of Sumatera II (South Sumatera, Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung, and Lampung)
Sub-Directorate of Kalimantan I (West Kalimantan and Middle Kalimantan)
Sub-Directorate of Kalimantan II (South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan, including the future Capital City of Nusantara)
Directorate of Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara
Sub-Directorate of Sulawesi I (North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and Middle Sulawesi)
Sub-Directorate of Sulawesi II (West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi)
Sub-Directorate of West Nusa Tenggara
Sub-Directorate of East Nusa Tenggara
Directorate of Maluku and Papua
Sub-Directorate of Maluku
Sub-Directorate of North Maluku
Sub-Directorate of Papua
Sub-Directorate of West Papua
Deputy of Counter Intelligence Deputy of Counter Intelligence (Deputy III) has the task of policy formulation and implementation of activities and/or counterintelligence operations. It consisted of:
3rd Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of Counter-espionage
Sub-Directorate of Foreign Representatives Counter-espionage
Sub-Directorate of Foreign NGOs Counter-espionage
Sub-Directorate of Foreigners and Foreigner-descendants Counter-espionage
Sub-Directorate of International Organizations Counter-espionage
Directorate of Counter-terrorism
Sub-Directorate of Counter-terrorism in Western Indonesia (All Sumatera Island, All Kalimantan Island, Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Yogyakarta, and Central Java)
Sub-Directorate of Counter-terrorism in Eastern Indonesia (East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, All Sulawesi island, All Maluku Islands, and Papua Island)
Sub-Directorate of Deradicalization and Counter-radicalization
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Operations Coordination
Directorate of Counter-separatism and Counter-conflicts
Sub-Directorate of Counter-separatism in Western Indonesia (All Sumatera Island, All Kalimantan Island, Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Yogyakarta, and Central Java)
Sub-Directorate of Counter-separatism in Eastern Indonesia (East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, All Sulawesi island, All Maluku Islands, and Papua Island)
Sub-Directorate of Counter-conflicts in Western Indonesia (All Sumatera Island, All Kalimantan Island, Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Yogyakarta, and Central Java)
Sub-Directorate of Counter-conflicts in Eastern Indonesia (East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, All Sulawesi island, All Maluku Islands, and Papua Island)
Directorate of Counter-infiltration and Counter-sabotage
Sub-Directorate of Border Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Outer Islands
Sub-Directorate of Non-physical Objects
Sub-Directorate of National Vital Objects
Deputy of Economy Intelligence Deputy of Economy (Deputy IV) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation of activities and/or intelligence operations in economics. It consisted of:
4th Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of Agriculture, Agrarian, and Marine Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Agriculture and Husbandry
Sub-Directorate of Forestry and Plantation
Sub-Directorate of Agrarian Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Marine and Fisheries
Directorate of Energy, Mineral Resources, and Population Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Energy
Sub-Directorate of Mineral Resources
Sub-Directorate of Electricity
Sub-Directorate of Population and Manpower
Directorate of Industry, Trade, Cooperations, Transportation, Tourism, Telecommunication, and Maritime Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Industry, Cooperations, and Small Medium Businesses
Sub-Directorate of Trade
Sub-Directorate of Transportation, Maritime Affairs, and Infrastructure
Sub-Directorate of Tourism and Telecommunication
Directorate of Finance and Banking Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Monetary
Sub-Directorate of Banking and Non-Banking Financial Institutions
Sub-Directorate of State Finance and Local Government Finance
Sub-Directorate of Investment and Stocks Market
Deputy for Technology Intelligence Deputy for Technology (Deputy V) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation of activities and / or intelligence operations technology. It consisted of:
5th Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of Telematics
Sub-Directorate of Application and Database
Sub-Directorate of System Security
Sub-Directorate of Network Infrastructure
Sub-Directorate of Communication
Directorate of Engineering
Sub-Directorate of Surveillance Technology Engineering
Sub-Directorate of Counter-surveillance Technology Engineering
Sub-Directorate of Nuclear, Biology, and Chemical Engineering
Sub-Directorate of Digital Forensics
Directorate of Geospatial Intelligence
Sub-Directorate of Remote Sensing and Mapping
Sub-Directorate of Land Threats Detection
Sub-Directorate of Naval Threats Detection
Sub-Directorate of Reconnaissance
Directorate of Monitoring
Sub-Directorate of Close Monitoring
Sub-Directorate of Open Monitoring
Sub-Directorate of Internet Communication Protocols Monitoring
Sub-Directorate of Mobile Monitoring
Deputy for Cyber Intelligence Deputy for Cyber Intelligence (Deputy VI) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation of activities and / or cyber intelligence operations. It consisted of:
6th Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of Early Detection
Sub-Directorate of Important Assets
Sub-Directorate of Traffic Monitoring
Sub-Directorate of Anomalies and Incidents
Sub-Directorate of Threat Risks
Directorate of Counter-cyber intelligence
Sub-Directorate of Data Security
Sub-Directorate of Network Security
Sub-Directorate of Encryption
Sub-Directorate of Cyber Community
Directorate of Analysis and Forensics
Sub-Directorate of Analysis for National Cyber Defense Measures
Sub-Directorate of Analysis for National Cyber Attacks
Sub-Directorate of Network Forensics
Sub-Directorate of Device Forensics
Directorate of Threats Response
Sub-Directorate of Internal Threats Responses
Sub-Directorate of External Threats Responses
Sub-Directorate of Mitigation
Sub-Directorate of Updates
Deputy Communications and Information Deputy Communication and Information (Deputy VII) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation of activities and / or intelligence operations in Communication and Information. Prior 21 July 2017, this deputy numbered as Deputy VI. It consisted of:
7th Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of Mass Communication
Sub-Directorate of Printed Media
Sub-Directorate of TV and Films
Sub-Directorate of Radio
Sub-Directorate of Online Media
Directorate of Social Communication
Sub-Directorate of Public Forums and Mass Organizations
Sub-Directorate of Entertainment Media
Sub-Directorate of Opinion Influencers
Directorate of Inter-Institutional Relations
Sub-Directorate of Public Communication
Sub-Directorate of Inter-institutional Communication between Government Organizations
Sub-Directorate of Inter-institutional Communication between NGOs
Sub-Directorate of Information and Documentation Management
Directorate of Dissemination and Publication
Sub-Directorate of Editing
Sub-Directorate of Printing and Digital Media
Sub-Directorate of Special Publication
Deputy Apparatuses Security Intelligence Deputy Apparatuses Security Intelligence (Deputy VIII) has the tasks of performing background checking for state apparatus and its candidate, granting appropriate clearance for one who need it, policy formulation and implementation field of processing and the production of intelligence in apparatuses security, and providing suggestions and recommendations for safeguarding the government's governance. The deputy also tasked for managing and maintaining databases of state officials and other renowned figures. This deputy is the latest deputy formed in July 2020. It consisted of:
8th Directorate of Activities and Operations Planning and Control
Sub-directorate of Budget Planning
Sub-directorate of Analysis and Evaluation
Directorate of State Apparatuses
Sub-Directorate of Security of State Civil Apparatuses in Central Government
Sub-Directorate of Security of State Civil Apparatuses in 1st Region (Sumatera, Jawa, and Bali Islands)
Sub-Directorate of Security of State Civil Apparatuses in 2nd Region (Kalimantan and Sulawesi Islands)
Sub-Directorate of Security of State Civil Apparatuses in 3rd Region (West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, All Moluccas, and Papua Islands)
Directorate of Non-State Apparatuses
Sub-Directorate of Security of Political Figures
Sub-Directorate of Security of Mass Organization and NGOs Figures
Sub-Directorate of Security of State-owned and Locally-owned Corporations Officials
Sub-Directorate of Security of Higher Education Institutions Leaders
Deputy Intelligence Analysis and Production Deputy Intelligence Analysis and Production (Deputy IX) has the tasks of policy formulation and implementation field of processing and the production of intelligence. Prior 21 July 2017, this deputy numbered as Deputy VII. It consisted of:
Directorate of Planning and Production of Intelligence Products
Sub-directorate of Production Planning and Budgeting
Sub-directorate of Domestic Production
Sub-directorate of Foreign Production
Directorate of Intelligence Analysis of Ideological, Political, Social, and Cultural Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Ideology
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Politics
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Social and Cultural Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Technology and Cyber-activities
Directorate of Intelligence Analysis of National Security
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Terrorism and Radicalism
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Separatism
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Border Affairs and Transnational Crimes
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Social Conflicts and Crimes
Directorate of Intelligence Analysis of Economical Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Agriculture and Agrarian Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Energy, Population, and Maritime Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Infrastructure, Industry, Trade, Cooperations, Transportation, Tourism, and Telecommunication
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Finance and Banking
Directorate of Intelligence Analysis of Foreign Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in Southeast Asian, Middle Asian, and South Asian Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in East Asian and Pacific Islands Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in African and Middle East Affairs
Sub-Directorate of Intelligence Analysis in American and European Affairs
General Inspectorate General Inspectorate has the task on oversight of BIN internal affairs, In present, BIN have a main inspectorate and its 3 subordinate inspectorate offices:
Main Inspectorate
Inspectorate I (Performance)
Inspectorate II (Personnel)
Inspectorate III (Administrative)
Expert Staffs Expert Staffs have the task of giving recommendations to the chief on specific matters. Current, BIN have expert staffs in several fields:
Political and Ideology
Social and Culture
Law and Human Rights
Defense and Security
Natural Resources and Environment
Centers Centers are supporting units or centers established by BIN for specific purposes. The centers formation is regulated by Chief BIN Decrees. As in 2022, these centers are:
Intelligence Professional Development Center
Functionaries Groups for Intelligence Professional Planning and Fostering
Functionaries Groups for Intelligence Professional Evaluation and Development
Research and Development Center
Functionaries Groups for Intelligence Methods, Systems, and Technology
Education and Training Center
Division of Education
Functionaries Groups for Training and Specialized Sciences and Technologies
Medical Intelligence Center
Division of Medical Intelligence Development and Medical Services
Division of Diseases Surveillance
Psychology Center
Division of Intelligence Psychological Conditioning and Supporting
Division of Intelligence Psychological Development and Maintenance
Division of Fostering in Intelligence Psychology Management Capabilities
Regional BIN Offices Regional BIN Offices are regional offices located in each provinces that carried BIN functions in domestic intelligence. These offices are subordinate to Deputy II. Regardless the province, all regional BIN offices possessed same structure:
Office of Head of Regional BIN Office
Division of Operations
Section of Activities Planning and Intelligence Operations
Section of Analysis, Evaluation, and Reporting
Section of Operational Support and Administration
Section of Preparation of Technology and Cyber Supports
Section of Administration
Areal Coordinators (placed in every cities and/or regencies under the province)
Extra-territorial BIN Representative Offices Extra-territorial BIN Representative Offices are BIN representative offices located in foreign lands. These offices are subordinate to Deputy I.
Technical Implementation Units These units are specialized units founded by BIN to carry on some specialized functions and implementation. Currently, there are two Technical Implementation Units belonged to BIN:
State Intelligence College, the primary training facility of BIN
State Intelligence Museum, the intelligence museum operated by BIN for training and doctrine purposes
Task forces Task forces are units operated under auspices of the Office of Head of BIN. They are not permanent, and only formed and activated for special functions and temporarily limited.
Training facility
BIN possessed primary education and training facility called STIN, Sekolah Tinggi Intelijen Negara (State Intelligence College). It has undergraduate, master, and doctoral level education for intelligence in Indonesia. All BIN graduates will become part BIN human resource after graduation.[14] During COVID-19 pandemic situation, in September 2019, Budi Gunawan announced that STIN will open Medical Intelligence program.[15] In April 2021, STIN opened their Medical Intelligence program, along with the expansion of the programs under STIN.[16]
The current training programs of STIN are:
Undergraduate
Intelligence Agent
Intelligence Technology
Cyber Intelligence
Economic Intelligence
Master
Intelligence Studies
Applied Economic Intelligence
Applied Cyber and Technology Intelligence
Medical Intelligence
Chemical and Nuclear Hazard
Biohazard
Doctoral
Strategic Intelligence Analysis
Aside of the STIN, BIN possessed another education and training facility called Education and Training Center, under the Main Secretariat office. Unlike training provided by STIN, training in Education and Training Center are much specialized.[17]
Para-commando unit
BIN also possessed at least one para-commando force unit. A unit codenamed "Rajawali" (Eagle) disclosed by Bambang Soesatyo, Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly. The existence of the unit surprised many Indonesians, as most Indonesians never know that the unit really exist. The unit signified with black full-body clad military attire, similar like Koopsus combat attire. In the press release, BIN acknowledged that Rajawali Force is a BIN specialized trained force trained in "special threats handling and deterrence". BIN also said that the unit does not has specific name attached, and every year, the name of the force always changed. Most of the details of the unit other than this are not disclosed.[18][19][20]
Activities
In 1973, BIN initiated Operation Onta (Camel), a ten-day stakeout against members of the Iraqi embassy and Yemeni consulate. Two further surveillance blitzes Onta II and Onta III were conducted against the same diplomats by the third quarter. Also in September, Intelligence Task Force Satsus Intel drew up plans to permanently station a team at Jakarta's Kemayoran international airport; this team soon began archiving color photographs of Arab passports from over a dozen nations and comparing the names of arrivals to a terrorist watch list compiled by cooperative foreign intelligence services. None of these countries stoked more Indonesian suspicion than Yemen. BIN conducted surveillance on the Yemeni consulate for almost a decade but never found important information and communism wasn't spread to Indonesia.[9]
in 1982, BIN and Kopkamtib managed to capture Alexander Pavlovich Vinenko a GRU agent disguised as an Aeroflot manager in Jakarta and Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Egorov the Soviet assistant military attaché, with the help of Lieutenant Colonel Susdaryanto, an officer in the Indonesian Navy who was willing to cooperate catching The Soviets spy after had previously been arrested by BIN for selling information about the sea in Indonesia and the Indonesian Navy, but due to political pressure from the Soviets, they were finally released after being given persona non grata, and Susdaryanto continued to work with BIN to uncover other Soviet spy.[21]
In 1998, José Ramos-Horta said that Indonesia intelligence agency was spying on East Timorese exiles around the world.[22]
In early 2002, it was derided by ministers and senior politicians when it emerged that BIN had written separate and contradictory reports on the economy for cabinet ministers and a parliamentary committee. BIN also prepared an error-filled briefing for parliament's Foreign Affairs and Security Commission prior to John Howard's visit to Indonesia in February. Among other things, it alleged that Australia's Lt-Gen Peter Cosgrove had written an autobiography denigrating Indonesia's role in East Timor. It also asserted that the Howard government had formed a secret twelve-person committee to engineer Papua's secession from Indonesia.[23]
In 2002,BIN in coordination with Kopassus's Anti-Terror unit Sat-81 successfully captured Islamist militant Omar al-Faruq. He was later handed over to U.S authorities.[24]
In 2004, the retiring chief of BIN General Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono admitted that Indonesia had bugged Australia's embassy in Jakarta during the East Timorese crisis in 1999 and has tried to recruit Australian spies.[25][26]
In 2005, BIN was found to have used the charitable foundation of the former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid to hire a Washington lobbying firm in 2005 to pressure the US government for a full restart of military training programs in Indonesia.[27]
It has been alleged that BIN was involved in the poisoning of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib on board a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam.[28] Top level BIN officials were implicated in his murder, and a BIN deputy chairman, Muchdi Purwopranjono was tried and acquitted in court for the assassination attempt in a trial that was internationally condemned as a "sham trial". In 2014, former BIN chief A.M Hendropriyono admitted that he bore "command responsibility" for the assassination, and he was ready to accept being put on trial.[29]
In 2015,The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) is to team up with the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) to generate more reliable data on the political and security condition in new investment sites. BKPM chief Franky Sibarani said BIN could provide accurate information on the local social and political condition which would help generate site-specific investment policies, but some environmental activists warn that intelligence reports on local sentiment could be manipulated to stymie community opposition to development projects.[30][31]
In COVID-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia, BIN also play significant role in controlling pandemic situation in Indonesia.[32] While initially caused controversy, the BIN role and involvement in controlling and neutralizing medical threats actually legalized and mandated by the Law No. 17/2011 (Intelligence). The controversy later died out after that[33] BIN, together with Indonesian Intelligence Community, research centers, universities, and ministries also actively researching COVID-19 and developing Indonesia-made vaccines, test kits, and cures, as well joined with local health department to administer tests and vaccination.[34][35]Joko Widodo even endorsed BIN to perform vaccination door-to-door to the community, in which BIN later executed by sending their medical agents to the local neighborhood so people from remote and inaccessible location, or who unable to attend the vaccination sites can get vaccine.[36] BIN also provide funding for universities for COVID-19 researches in Indonesia.[37]
In 2022 Conflict Armament Research (car) reported that BIN purchased more than 2500 mortar Shell converted to be air dropped from Serbia to be used in Papua in October 2020, (CAR) said the mortar rounds were manufactured by Serbia's state-owned arms maker Krusik and later modified to be dropped from the air rather than fired from a mortar tube. It said the arms sent to BIN also included 3,000 electronic initiators and three timing devices typically used to detonate explosives. Reuters was not able to independently confirm certain aspects of the CAR report, including whether BIN had received the shipment. Reuters also could not establish who authorised the purchase of the munitions or who used them in Papua.[38][39]
^Sitompul, Martin (10 August 2018). "Muslihat Opsus di Papua". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
