AusAid Supports Badilag’s Prioritized Programs
DG of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana discussed some prioritized programs with Nicola and Leisha
Jakarta l Badilag.net
“We would like to discuss on some prioritized programs of Badilag that we could carry out them together”, Nicola Colbran and Leisha Leister explained their aim to visit Badilag, Tuesday (21/6/2011). Nicola and Leisha were welcomed by the Director General of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana in his work room.
This was their second visit. At the end of April, Nicola also met Wahyu Widiana to discuss the same thing. In this occasion, Nicola and Leisha intended to discuss more detail on the programs. They stated that they were committed to support Badilag’s programs.
.Information Desk
Wahyu Widiana explained that Badilag is developing some prioritized programs. One of them is Information Desk. The purpose of the program is to provide an adequate information need by people on how they access the courts. People will be able to obtain any information from officers appointed at the Information Desk.
“Justice Seekers will not get any information either from judges or registrars they will get it only from assigned officials”, he said.
He said that the main purpose of Information Desk is to avoid an illegal relationship between court apparatus and justice seeker bringing about a deviation.
“We are making a draft of guidance for Information Desk. We will have released at the end of July. It will provide a brief and obvious direction for appointed official to perform his task”, Wahyu Widiana added.
According to him, when the guidance is published Badilag will monitor its implementation in all Religious Courts. It is aimed to know whether it is well applied or not.
“We will award some best religious courts implementing it”, Wahyu Widiana said.
He explained to Nicola and Leisha that last month Badilag awarded some best Religious Courts for wining website competition. It was based on an assessment held by National Legal Reform Program (NLRP), an NGO from Netherlands.
“I am interested to hold training for Information Desk. I think AusAid will support Badilag to realize it”, Nicola said. Nicola stated that the training will be worth to provide an important knowledge for the appointed officials. It will give them a obvious guidance.
Evaluation for Legal Aid Post
“Legal Aid Post has been provided since March 2011 in 46 Religious Courts”, Wahyu Widiana said. “I am very happy that as a whole it has run well”, he added.
“I realize that there are some obstacles and problems and this is our responsibility to solve it”, he said.
According to Wahyu Widiana, Badilag has collected data on Legal Aid Post and will analyze it.
Nicola and Leisha agreed that Legal Aid Post must be evaluated. It will be valuable for next improvement. “We have to collect the data from 12 months of the implementation”, she said.
At the end of dialogue, Wahyu Widiana conveyed his deep appreciation to Nicola and Leisha for their great attention to Religious Courts. “I hope this cooperation will encourage Religious Courts to make some significant improvement in the future”, he said.
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