Advocates unite to fight corruption<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesian lawyers have moved to unite seven bar
\nassociations to improve professionalism among lawyers so as to
\nhelp restore a sense of respect in the country's judiciary.<\/p>\n
Senior lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution said on Monday that
\nconsolidation among the bar associations would contribute to
\nefforts to reduce corruption and collusion between lawyers and
\njudges.<\/p>\n
He added that the associations would outline a shared code of
\nethics, to be referred to by all advocates.<\/p>\n
The seven bar associations are the Indonesian Advocates Union
\n(Ikadin), the Indonesian Advocates Association (AAI), the Union
\nof Indonesian Lawyers (IPHI), the Union of Indonesian Advocates
\nand Lawyers (HAPI), the Indonesian Lawyers Union (SPI), the
\nAssociation of Indonesian Legal Consultants (AKHI) and the Union
\nof Stock Exchange Law Consultants (HKHPM).<\/p>\n
Indonesianist Daniel S. Lev, who also spoke at the discussion,
\nsaid Indonesian lawyers needed a strong organization rather than
\nlaws to promote their profession.<\/p>\n
A good law could not work without a strong advocate
\norganization, he added. - JP<\/p>\n
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\nPKB politicians establish law firm
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PKB politicians establish law firm<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A law firm founded by several politicians from the
\nNation Awakening Party (PKB) was inaugurated on Monday.<\/p>\n
PKB chairman Alwi Shihab, leaders Moh. Mahfud MD, A.S. Hikam,
\nH.Z. Arifin Junaidi, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Saleh Abdul Malik
\nand Ahmad Anas Yahya are the partners of the firm. Former
\npresident Abdurrahman Wahid is the adviser to the firm.<\/p>\n
The law firm is named Mahfud MD and Associates.<\/p>\n
Alwi, a former foreign affairs minister, said, after its
\ninauguration, that Mahfud was in charge of handling legal affairs
\nat the firm. Mahfud is the only law school graduate of the
\npartners.<\/p>\n
Mahfud, a former defense minister and justice minister, said
\nthat the other partners would deal with other nonlegal cases as
\nthe law firm would also offer advice on trading, business
\nmanagement, information management, financial management, capital
\nmarket and security, as well as public policy.<\/p>\n
He denied that the law firm would be used as a vehicle for PKB
\nin its campaign for the 2004 election. -- JP<\/p>\n
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Migrant workers sue President<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A group of migrant workers filed a lawsuit against
\nPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri and her administration on Monday
\nfor their failure to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands
\nof undocumented migrants expelled from Malaysia last year.<\/p>\n
Instead of demanding compensation, the plaintiffs are asking
\nthe court to order the government to enact a law on migrant
\nworker protection and to ratify United Nations conventions on
\nmigrant workers.<\/p>\n
They are also demanding the court order the government to
\ncooperate with the Malaysian government in order to prevent
\nforced repatriation from reoccurring.<\/p>\n
\"What we want is an improvement in government policies
\nregarding the protection of and the procedures to send migrant
\nworkers abroad,\" said the lawyer representing the plaintiffs,
\nRita Olivia of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute.<\/p>\n
A total of 53 migrant workers signed the lawsuit on behalf of
\nthose expelled from Malaysia after that country imposed a new
\nimmigration act. The expelled workers had to travel to the East
\nKalimantan town of Nunukan, which borders Malaysia, to apply for
\nwork documents.<\/p>\n
Presiding judge Andi Samsan Nganro adjourned the hearing of
\nthe lawsuit until next week. -- JP<\/p>\n
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Govt urges paramilitary dissolution<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The government has asked political parties and
\norganizations to dissolve their paramilitary units ahead of the
\n2004 general election, saying these groups violated the
\nprinciples of democracy.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Monday, Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil
\nsaid he would propose a regulation banning paramilitary groups
\naffiliated with political parties and organizations.<\/p>\n
Matori is a member of the country's largest Muslim
\norganization, Nahdlatul Ulama, which has a paramilitary unit
\ncalled Banser.<\/p>\n
\"These paramilitary units have to be dissolved because they
\ntend to operate as a show of force rather than maintaining public
\nsecurity,\" Matori said.<\/p>\n
He expressed concern that violence could occur during
\ncampaigning ahead of next year's elections if political parties
\ndeploy their paramilitary groups.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto earlier
\nurged the banning of paramilitary groups. -- JP<\/p>\n
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Ministry launches essential drug list<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health launched on Monday a book
\ncontaining an essential drug list (DOEN) across the country,
\nwhich is useful especially for health workers and institutions as
\na guide in choosing the most effective, quality and economical
\ndrugs.<\/p>\n
Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said that the list was
\nexpected to enhance the availability of medicine and to make the
\ndrugs more affordable to all citizens in a fair way.<\/p>\n
The concept of \"essential drugs\" was introduced by the World
\nHealth Organization (WHO) in 1975. Currently, 160 countries have
\nadopted the concept.<\/p>\n
Only drugs which meet criteria such as scoring the highest
\nbenefit-risk ratio and benefit-cost ratio, storage and
\ntransportation practicality, popularity and availability will
\nmake the list.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Health evaluates the DOEN every three years.
\nSome drugs listed on the 1998 DOEN were omitted in the 2002 DOEN
\nbecause the drugs were \"old\" and difficult to find on the market.<\/p>\n
Because of some new developments in medicine, several new
\ndrugs were also added to the 2002 DOEN. -- JP<\/p>",
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