Corruptors bribe lawyers<\/p>\n
From Rakyat Merdeka<\/p>\n
Inconsistent and weak law enforcement has only triggered more
\ncorruption as legal practitioners and corruptors collude to
\nensure that the latter will be acquitted from corruption charges.<\/p>\n
In addition, our own laws have loopholes allowing legal
\nagencies to engage in corruption when doing their jobs. Consider
\nthese points:
\n* The laws are drafted by legislators, the majority of whom are
\ncorrupt and supporters of the New Order regime.
\n* The laws produced during the New Order regime are not fully
\nagainst corruption and tend to give legal room for corruption.
\n* Law enforcers, particularly judges appointed during the New
\nOrder era, are virtually corruptors themselves.<\/p>\n
Let's have a look at subarticle 1 of Article 31 of the
\nCriminal Law Procedures Code (Law No. 8\/1981), which stipulates
\nthat detention can be postponed at the request of the suspect or
\ndefendant, the interrogator, the public prosecutor or the judge.
\nSurely, this stipulation will allow the police, public
\nprosecutors and judges to make a deal with corruptors.<\/p>\n
Another weakness in punishing corruptors is that by virtue of
\nthe Anticorruption Law (No. 3\/1971), corruption carries only
\nrelatively light sentences, unlike in Malaysia and Singapore
\nwhere it carries capital punishment.<\/p>\n
Then we also have Law No. 31\/1999, signed by then president
\nHabibie. The promulgation of this law abrogates Law No. 3\/1971.
\nObviously, Law No. 31\/1999 was issued to protect corruptors from
\nthe New Order era and free them from any legal responsibility.<\/p>\n
Today we have Law No. 20\/1001, a blend of Law No. 3\/1971 and
\nLaw No. 31\/1999, plus a provision on the reverse burden of proof.
\nUnfortunately, as long as the Criminal Law Procedures Code
\nremains the same, eradicating corruption will be a legally futile
\neffort. In this context, President Megawati should have the
\ncourage to issue a government regulation in lieu of a law to
\neliminate all corruptors, relieve from office all judges
\nappointed during the New Order era and replace them with ad-hoc
\njudges.<\/p>\n
HASAN BASRI<\/p>\n
Bekasi, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/corruptors-bribe-lawyers-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }