Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Plans to refine the definition of corruption\noffences will not undermine anti-graft efforts, Coordinating Minister\nfor Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra\nhas stressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly not. It is a refinement, after all. That means it will be\nstricter, clearer and more definitive. It will make things better,\u201d\nYusril told ANTARA at a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday,\nfollowing a meeting with National Economic Council Chairman Luhut Binsar\nPandjaitan.<\/p>\n
He said the redefinition was intended to create legal certainty,\nfacilitate corruption eradication and protect the country\u2019s image. The\naim, he said, was to establish categories of corruption offences that\ncould not be interpreted in multiple ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one should be left in doubt or worry that doing this or that\ncould be called corruption. Once it is explained what constitutes\ncorruption and what does not, everything will be clear,\u201d the\ncoordinating minister said.<\/p>\n
Yusril also emphasised that eradicating corruption was one of\nPresident Prabowo Subianto\u2019s main programmes in upholding the law.<\/p>\n
The provision in question focuses on corruption offences involving\nthe unlawful enrichment of oneself, another person or a corporation,\nresulting in losses to the state\u2019s finances or economy.<\/p>\n
Yusril said the provision remained too broad and could lead to\nmultiple interpretations in its application. He likened the relevant\nprovisions to \u201ccatch-all articles\u201d that could cover almost any\naspect.<\/p>\n
Criminal law, he explained, must adhere to the principle of lex\nstricta<\/em>, under which a legal norm must be capable of strict\ninterpretation. Rules that are too broad cannot guarantee legal\ncertainty.<\/p>\n As for the form of any new rules, the constitutional law professor\nproposed setting out categories of corruption offences. He believes this\nwould make law enforcement easier.<\/p>\n \u201cIf that approach is agreed, it will be very clear which acts are\ncategorised as corruption. Outside those categories, an act would not be\ncorruption. That does not mean it cannot be prosecuted: it could be\npursued under another category of offence, whether an ordinary criminal\noffence or another special offence,\u201d Yusril said.<\/p>",
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