Military tribunals keep to a pattern<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
As predicted, the military police of the Indonesian Military
\n(TNI), offering various pretexts, has not named Attorney General
\nLt. Gen. Andi M. Ghalib a suspect in a corruption case, despite
\nthe evidence reported to it by Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW).
\nThe unclear judicial status of Ghalib reminds us all that cases
\nwhich go before to the military tribunal always end murkily. It
\nseems this will also be the case of the \"investigation\" into
\nGhalib. It conforms to the implementation of the new paradigm
\nadopted by TNI in response to the demands made by the reform
\ndrive.<\/p>\n
Capt. Khusairi in the slaying of labor activist Marsinah, the
\nTrisakti and Semanggi shootings, Lt. Col. Sri Roso and the \"Rose
\nTeam\" all have something in common: the main substance of the
\ncase is distorted into another direction, for example, by
\ndeciding that a case is simply a procedural mistake. The military
\npolice also made the same statement in Ghalib's case: It is a
\nprocedural mistake. If one pays closer attention to this trend,
\nit is clear that TNI prefers to defend itself rather than
\ndefending the interest of a wider public (the people, the nation
\nand the state.).<\/p>\n
It is clear that TNI has made every effort to protect its
\n\"positive image\" and is reluctant to find material truth in
\naccordance with the universally applicable general principle of
\ncriminal law. This phenomenon shows that in military judicial
\nproceedings -- from the very beginning until the injunction is
\npassed by a military tribunal -- the logic of \"unity of command\"
\nis more important than the universal principles of the criminal
\nlaw. A commander or the commander-in-chief of the TNI, who holds
\nsupreme command, has a command authority in determining the
\njudicial process from the beginning to the end. It must be
\nunderstood that the entire matter is the result of a command
\ndecision.<\/p>\n
EKO BUDISISWANTO<\/p>\n
Depok, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/military-tribunals-keep-to-a-pattern-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }