Chief Justice: Law enforcement should be free from any pressure
Chief Justice, Hon. Harifin A. Tumpa, (right) installing the new Chief of Prime Military Court, Gen. Burhan Dahlan, Tuesday (29/12) in Jakarta.
Jakarta | badilag.net/english (29/12)
Chief Justice, Hon. Harifin A. Tumpa said judges’ works have been public spotlight lately. Instead of abiding by the applying laws, People tend to resolve their cases through people power. This trend has put judges on the corner. Therefore, it is important for judges to solidly stick to the law principles, Harifin said as reported by mahkamahagung.go.id.
Harifin expects that law enforcement in Indonesia is free from any pressure. People should not press judges in deciding cases. Referring to a number of verdicts that were strongly criticized for punishing thieves of cacao and watermelon, for example, Chief Justice said the decisions were light and have been handed down with strong reasoning and consideration.
.Harifin is also worried that the trend to use people power will affect the supremacy of law. He delivered those statements after installing the new Chief of Prime Military Court, Brig. Gen. Burhan Dahlan, today (29/11) at Kusumaatmadja room, Supreme Court Building, Jakarta.
On the same occasion, Chief Justice said the Supreme Court is still striving for Military Courts to have same treatment as the other three Courts (General, Religious and Administrative Courts) from the government. According to him, the different treatment is a result of unavailability of law on Military Courts.
"The Supreme Court is still striving for the issuance of law on Military Courts," Harifin said as quoted by vivanews.com. (avic)