The 76th MARI Anniversary: Official Ceremony & MARI Award 2021
The Supreme Court is entering its 76th anniversary this year. The birthday of the Supreme Court falls on August 19, 2 days after the anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.
In commemoration of the MA anniversary held several activities. The first activity was a official ceremony led by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. H.M. Syarifuddin, S.H., M.H. The semi-virtual ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Supreme Court building, attended by the leaders and structural officials (Ecolon I) of the Supreme Court and by all personals of the four judicial branches throughout Indonesia through the Zoom and Youtube channel.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the Directorate General of the Religious Courts, lead by Secretary of the Directorate General of Badilag, Drs. Arif Hidayat, S.H., M.M., along with Director of Technical Personnel Development, Dr. Chandra Boy Seroza, S.Ag., M.Ag. and Director of Administration Development, Dr. Drs. Nurdjannah Syaf, S.H., M.H., judicial judges and echelon III took part in the virtual ceremony through the Badilag Command Center.
The theme that was brought up by the Supreme Court on this anniversary was "Strengthening the Independence of the Judiciary through Information Technology-Based Legal Services During Covid-19 Pandemic". In his speech, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court said that independence is the pulse of justice enforcement, therefore the use of Information Technology should be directed as much as possible for the independence of the judiciary.
On this occasion, the Supreme Court received a special gift on his birthday, namely the screening of a film entitled Meaningful Messages. This film is about a young judge with integrity who struggles with various kinds of trials in carrying out his duties as a judge. The film is adapted from the book D.Y. Witanto entitled Notes Behind the Red Toga. Witanto himself is a judge who currently serves as an assistant to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
This film was made professionally, Dony Alamsyah, an professional actor plays Dimas, a young judge with very good character. Dimas' stubbornness in refusing bribes when his mother was seriously ill and needed money for surgery is at the heart of this simple but captivating plot. This film, directed by Orista Primadewa, in collaboration with the Supreme Court's Legal and Public Relations Bureau and Emtek Digital, is dedicated to all judicial personnel who have dedicated their lives to upholding law and justice. (ahb)