A call to lawyers<\/p>\n
From Rakyat Merdeka<\/p>\n
It is interesting to note the opinion voiced by legal expert
\nProfessor Satjipto Rahardjo. He says that lawyers, mainly those
\nwho counsel defendants in corruption cases, tend to slow down the
\nprocess of eradicating corruption. Therefore he has urged lawyers
\nto be committed to wiping out corruption and not to deflect the
\nproblem, or just follow the money. A lawyer's defense of a client
\nshould be based on conscience. The lawyer should not be a mere
\nhired gun.<\/p>\n
This moral reminder is a sharp criticism from a legal expert
\nwho certainly understands the current trend, where lawyers
\nexercise their profession in their own interests and look for
\npersonal wealth by defending corruptors, thieves and criminals
\nwho have been caught red-handed violating the law. The excuses
\ngiven by these lawyers are classics, i.e. a suspect is entitled
\nto a defense.<\/p>\n
While this is true, w hat about a person who has flagrantly
\nviolated the law? Must he be defended? Likewise, if proof abounds
\nand the community knows the suspect is guilty, must he still be
\ndefended? This seems especially true if a lot of money is
\ninvolved, like in drug cases and corruption amounting to billions
\nof rupiah. Must such suspects be defended?<\/p>\n
Satjipto's observation has much truth in it. Many lawyers only
\ndefend people with money. They are reluctant to come to the
\ndefense of the poor. They have no truck with chicken thieves,
\nbicycle thieves and the like.<\/p>\n
Lawyers should reflect on Satjipto's words. Engage in some
\nintrospection and be honest. If the law is good but the judges
\nand lawyers are bad, the supremacy of the law is only like the
\ncry of monkeys in the jungle.<\/p>\n
SASMIATI<\/p>\n
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