Power and the law<\/p>\n
The various statements which have been made by Minister of
\nJustice Muladi have had a refreshing effect. Having expressed his
\ndetermination to put an end to the practice of collusion in the
\ncourts, he went a step further by saying that those in power were
\nnot to interfere in judicial affairs.<\/p>\n
A strong judiciary cannot be achieved only by eradicating
\ncorruption and collusion that debase the court system; the legal
\nsystem must also be free of intervention by those in power, the
\nminister said after attending a senate meeting at Diponegoro
\nUniversity in Semarang yesterday (Sunday).<\/p>\n
The presence of a judiciary that is free of collusion,
\ncorruption and intervention by the executive branch of the
\ngovernment is an ideal that belongs not only to Muladi but to all
\nof us. For this reason, powerful support for the idea is certain
\nto come from our entire society. The remaining problem is how to
\naccomplish this idea in real life.<\/p>\n
Muladi's first step, by inviting our legal community to help
\ndraw up a concept of judiciary reform, is a suitable beginning.
\nThe various studies that have been made on reform indicate that
\nthe ability to establish a working coalition among proreform
\ngroups is often the key to whether the effort will be successful.<\/p>\n
In this same frame of thought, Muladi might do well to broaden
\nhis coalition umbrella to include not only the legal community,
\nbut the media, intellectuals, the military, students and other
\ngroups in society as well. The point is that concerns about the
\nlegal system belong not only to the legal community but to the
\nnation as a whole.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/power-and-the-law-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }