Reform in a constitutional way

Reform in a constitutional way

From Merdeka

Certain sides say that reform should be constitutional,
meaning that reform must be in line with the 1945 Constitution.
Some of its articles read as follows:

Article 33, paragraph 1: the economy is organized as a joint
effort based on the family principle. Explanation: priority is
given to the people's welfare, not the individual's.

Yet our economy is replete with conglomerates which make
people's lives miserable.

Article 2, paragraph 1: the People's Consultative Assembly
(MPR) consists of members of the House of Representatives (DPR)
plus representatives of the provinces and groups according to the
rules determined by law. Explanation: the intention is that the
whole population, all groups, all provinces have representatives
in the Assembly, so as to make the Assembly truly representative
of the people.

Some mass organizations including students and NGOs are of the
opinion that the DPR and the MPR do not adequately absorb the
people's aspirations.

Article 24, paragraph 1: the judicial power should be in the
hands of the Supreme Court and other judicial institutions
according to law. Explanation: The judicial power is an
independent power, meaning it is free from the influence of the
government. In that context the position of judges must be
guaranteed according to law.

The administrative connection of judges with the Ministry of
Justice is seen as an obstacle to judicial power that is
independent of the influence of the authorities.

Viewed from the 1945 Constitution, the demands voiced by
students and mass organizations, as part of the Indonesian
society, for political, judicial and economic reforms are legal
and constitutional. It is the duty of the MPR/DPR and the
government to immediately carry out the mandate.

IRWAN SYARIEF

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