300 Village Heads And Village Heads Competing For The 2024 Paralegal Justice Award

JAKARTA - The National Legal Development Agency of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (BPHN Kemenkumham) officially opened the Paralegal Academy activity, Tuesday night, May 28, at the Auditorium Building of the Legal and Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) of Law and Human Rights, Depok, West Java.

This event also marked the start of the 2024 Paralegal Justice Award (PJA), a series of activities aimed at providing legal knowledge briefing and appreciating village/lurah heads who have played an active role in resolving cases and providing legal assistance to the community in a non-ligatory and inclusive manner.

Head of BPHN, Widodo Ekatjahjana highlighted the important role of legalists in resolving disputes in the community, empowering the law, and supporting advocates in providing legal assistance to the community. Uniquely, so far, the role of legalists has often been indirectly played by village heads / kelurahan in the regions.

Paralegal can provide services and legal assistance as a manifestation of the presence of a state of law in the midst of society. Village/Lurah heads not only have the capacity as formal leaders who carry out government administrative affairs, but also become central figures who are obeyed by their citizens and protectors who can protect village interests in resolving various problems or conflicts that occur," said Widodo, in an official statement received on Sunday, June 2.

Widodo added that through PJA, BPHN wants to give awards to village heads/sub-district heads who have succeeded in creating their village environments that are orderly, safe, and their people are aware of the law.

The award is titled Non Litigation Peacemaker (NLP), and will be given to village heads who follow and are declared to have passed the Paralegal Academy which will be held for the next three days.

"In addition, for villages/kelurahan that have succeeded and developed community empowerment programs in line with the government's priority programs related to national economic recovery, the Anubhawa Sasana Jagaddhita award will be awarded," explained Widodo in front of the 300 Paralegal Academy participants who attended.

Indicators of the assessment of Anubhawa Sasana Jagaddhita are villages/kelurahan that focus on ease of investing, increasing the tourism sector and opening up employment opportunities through natural resources and local wisdom of local customs.

Then, for village heads/lurah who get NLP as well as Anubhawa Sasana Jagaddhita for the villages/kelurahan they lead, they will get the highest appreciation, namely the 2024 Paralegal Justice Award.

Plt. Secretary of the Supreme Court, Sugiyanto, in his remarks represented by the Head of the Supreme Court's Legislation Division, Irwan Rosady, revealed that all conflicts in society should not go up to the realm of law. This is where the important role of village heads and village heads in resolving conflicts between their citizens is held.

"With the help and facilitation of village heads and village heads, it is hoped that the conflict that occurs can be resolved amicably. The Supreme Court fully supports the implementation of the Paralegal Academy and hopes that this activity can increase knowledge and legal understanding to village heads and village heads," added Irwan.