Questioning legislators

Questioning legislators

There is actually nothing strange in the possibility that
several members of the People's Consultative Assembly and House
of Representatives will face questioning. In the eyes of the law,
all people, without regard to who the person is, are equal before
the law.

On the other hand, the government should not question those
without sufficient legal evidence. The point is that once
legislators are made suspects without sufficient evidence, the
case will cease to be legal and will become political. If that
happens, people will likely link their investigation with the
House's recent decision to use its right of interpellation (to
question the President), or with other critical statements
recently made.

Clearly, the authorities cannot act arbitrarily. The
interrogation or arrest of any person must be done in the context
of upholding the law. Therefore, the proper legal arguments must
be made. Any missed blows could invite counter-blows that are
even more painful than the initial.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta