Parties lack commitment to legal reform

Parties lack commitment to legal reform

JAKARTA: Judicial reform following the downfall of the
authoritarian New Order regime in 1998 has yet to produce a
significant result due to a lack of commitment from political
parties, a discussion concluded.

"Legal reform in legislation and its application is
disappointing," Firmansyah Arifin of the National Legal Reform
Consortium (KRHN) said on Wednesday.

He said House of Representatives legislators failed to produce
credible legislation while law enforcers failed to implement
them.

"Political parties must propose a real agenda on legal reform
so it can materialize," Firmansyah said.

Mardjono Reksodiputro, the secretary of the National Law
Commission (KHN), suggested that political parties cooperate with
legal institutions to improve the country's laws. -- JP