Indonesian State Intelligence Agency

Badan Intelijen Negara Republik Indonesia ("State Intelligence Agency of the Republic of Indonesia"), 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 for co-ordinating information sharing and operations among Indonesia's other intelligence agencies, as well as for mounting operations on its own.

State Intelligence Agency
Badan Intelijen Negara
Seal of the State Intelligence Agency
Flag of the State Intelligence Agency
Agency overview
Formed7 May 1946 (1946-05-07)
JurisdictionIndonesia
HeadquartersJl. Seno Raya, Pejaten Timur, Pasar Minggu. South Jakarta, Indonesia
Employeesclassified
Annual budget10 trillion IDR (480 million USD) (2020)[1]
Agency executives
Websitewww.bin.go.id

At the time of its name change in 2001, BIN's role in co-ordinating was de-emphasised. However, in the wake of the 2002 Bali bombing, the co-ordinating function was strengthened as part of an all-around expansion of the agency's mandate, which included an expanded budget.[3] Since 9 September 2016, the agency has been headed by Budi Gunawan.[4]

History

1943–1965

The origin of the agency can be traced back to the Japanese occupation period. In 1943, Japan established an intelligence organization known as the Nakano Military Intelligence School. Former member of the Defenders of the Homeland (PETA), Zulkifli Lubis, graduated from the school and was also the Republican's 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[5] and the birth of the political machine Golongan Karya (Golkar)[6] to the Indochina issue.[7] 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, the state intelligence organization has changed its name six times:[8]

  1. BRANI (Badan Rahasia Negara Indonesia/Indonesian State Secret Agency).
  2. BKI (Badan Koordinasi Intelijen/Intelligence Coordination Agency).
  3. BPI (Badan Pusat Intelijen/Central Intelligence Agency).
  4. KIN (Komando Intelijen Negara/State Intelligence Command).
  5. BAKIN (Badan Koordinasi Intelijen Negara/State Intelligence Coordination Agency).
  6. 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).[9] 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.[10] Under the Presidential Regulation, the BIN's organizational structure consists of 9 deputies, which later expanded by Chief BIN Decree No. 01/2022:[11]

  • 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.[12] During COVID-19 pandemic situation, in September 2019, Budi Gunawan announced that STIN will open Medical Intelligence program.[13] In April 2021, STIN opened their Medical Intelligence program, along with the expansion of the programs under STIN.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16][17][18]

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.[7]
  • 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.[7]
  • In 1998, José Ramos-Horta said that Indonesia intelligence agency was spying on East Timorese exiles around the world.[19]
  • 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.[20]
  • 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.[21]
  • 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.[24]
  • 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.[25] 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.[26]
  • 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.[27][28]
  • In 2020 The Indonesian chief security minister admitted that the US Central Intelligence Agency has provided data about Indonesian militants who have fought for the Islamic State in foreign countries.Indonesia has refused to repatriate more than 600 stranded militants from Syria, Iraq, Turkey and some other countries, but it may allow the return of children orphaned by the war.[29]
  • In COVID-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia, BIN also play significant role in controlling pandemic situation in Indonesia.[30] 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[31] 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.[32][33] 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.[34] BIN also provide funding for universities for COVID-19 researches in Indonesia.[35]
  • In September 2021 not long after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Deputy VII of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Wawan Hari Purwanto said that BIN continued to communicate with the Taliban to prevent terrorism from reaching Indonesia, and BIN also continued to monitor groups with ties to the Taliban and gathering Indonesian former fighters who had joined the Mujahideen in the war Soviet–Afghan War to communicate with them to prevent acts of terrorism in Indonesia[36][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,some experts believe the attack was retaliation for the death of the head of BIN in Papua in April 2021.[38][39]

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