Supremacy of law

Supremacy of law must be upheld

From Rakyat Merdeka

The Attorney General need not hesitate about upholding the supremacy of the law in conjunction with the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), particularly in the case of Buloggate II. There is no reason for Attorney General MA Rachman to revoke the detention warrant for Akbar Tandjung, even though the Golkar party has asked him to do so.

The detention of former state secretary and incumbent House Speaker Akbar Tandjung by the Attorney General's Office is an interesting phenomenon worth close observation, particularly within the framework of legal certainty and the realization of the supremacy of the law.

In this context, the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Catholic Students Association (PP PMKRI) considers the detention of Akbar Tandjung, allegedly involved in the misuse of nonbudgetary funds, a step forward in the country's law enforcement process.

This gives us some hope and shows that efforts to uphold the law and to eradicate KKN form an important part of the total reform agenda that has now started.

However, people will still have to look at how this case develops and is put to the test in further legal processing, a yardstick of the seriousness of the Attorney General to respond to the hopes and demands of the public concerning enforcement of the law and the eradication of KKN.

The detention of Akbar Tandjung has also demonstrated that there is no more discrimination against the country's people before the law.

The Attorney General's courage to detain Akbar Tandjung should also be supported by all elements of society so that there is no distortion of the facts in further legal processing.

Based on the outlook and the thoughts referred to above, PP PMKRI states its stance as follows: 1. It supports the decision of the Attorney General's Office to detain Akbar Tandjung, who is allegedly involved in the Buloggate II case. 2. It demands that the AGO be consistent in carrying out the process of law enforcement transparently. 3. It urges all strategic political forces in the executive and legislative agencies, as well as society at large, to exercise political control.

ROBERT JE NALENAN

Chairman of PMKRI Presidium

Jakarta