RI needs to adjust laws with UN resolutions<\/p>\n
SEMARANG (JP): Indonesia needs to adjust its legal rulings so
\nthat they are more congruent with the resolutions of the United
\nNations' Congress on Prevention of Crime and Criminal Justice, an
\nexpert says.<\/p>\n
Muladi, chairman of the Indonesian delegation to the
\ncommission's meeting in Vienna last month, said the legal
\nauthorities should also introduce the international resolutions
\nwhich are not against Indonesia's national interests.<\/p>\n
In addition, \"Indonesia needs to be more responsive toward the
\nCommission's recommendations ... including establishing a
\ncommittee to exclusively deal with the issues of crime prevention
\nand criminal justice,\" he suggested yesterday.<\/p>\n
Muladi, a member of the National Commission of Human Rights,
\nled the delegation of Indonesian legal experts attending the May
\n21 - 31 meeting of the Congress, in which 39 member countries
\ntook part. A total of 59 UN members attended as observers. In
\naddition, two non-member observers, and representatives of 10 UN
\nagencies, 10 inter-government institutes, and 41 non-governmental
\norganizations also attended.<\/p>\n
Last year's Congress meeting was held in Cairo, during which
\nparticipants pledged tighter cooperation to combat the increase
\nof terrorism, corruption and environmental and transnational
\ncrimes.<\/p>\n
The Congress also approved resolutions linking terrorism to
\norganized crime and recommended that legislation should be
\nupdated to keep up with the new phenomena of computer crime and
\ncrimes against the environment.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, Muladi said that the participants underlined the
\nimportant role of the Congress in mobilizing international
\nefforts in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.<\/p>\n
\"The participants also called for the establishment of an
\nInternational Code of Conduct to facilitate governments in the
\nfight against corruption,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"The participants believe that concrete steps are needed to
\nfight corruption in order to improve the image of government
\nofficials,\" according to Muladi, who is also rector of Diponegoro
\nUniversity here.<\/p>\n
The participants called for greater cooperation in fighting
\norganized transnational crimes such as money laundering. They
\nalso requested exchanges of information on individual countries'
\ncampaigns against urban crime, juvenile delinquency and violence,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Muladi's delegation included Indonesia's Ambassador to
\nAustria, Sumaryo Suryokusumo, Director general of the
\nAdministrative Court of the Ministry of Justice Lies Sugondo and
\nEast Java Police Chief Sumarsono.<\/p>\n
The other delegates included Army Boer of the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office, Bogor district court judge Djoko Sarwoko, and
\nthe Indonesian Councillor in Vienna, I Gde Djelantik. (har\/01)<\/p>",
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