Yasonna Laoly Resigns From Menkumham's Position In Today's Memory, September 27, 2019

JAKARTA Memories of today, six years ago, September 27, 2019, Yasonna Laoly officially resigned from the position of Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham). The resignation was carried out because Yasonna would be appointed as a member of the Indonesian Parliament.

Previously, Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) victory in the 2014 presidential election was a blessing for the cadres of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP). PDIP received a large portion of filling the ministerial position. Yasonna became one of them. He is considered capable of leading the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

Jokowi's presence on the national political stage brought great blessings to PDIP. Jokowi's political career was brilliant. He has never lost in the national political contestation. He was able to become Mayor of Surakarta, Governor of DKI Jakarta, to President of Indonesia.

The number one person in Indonesia then gave a large portion to PDIP to sit in the cabinet he leads. However, PDIP did not want to place ordinary cadres. Jokowi and PDIP decided to place the best cadres. Yasonna was then elected as Minister of Law and Human Rights since 2014.

Yasonna's election was not without reason. Yasonna is considered to have a long experience in the field of law. This condition made Yasonna confident that she could carry out her position properly. He began to map out the problems faced by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

He tried to improve prison conditions. He also tried to analyze the violations that occurred in prisons. However, work as Menkumham is not an easy matter. Problems after problems are also present in his leadership, such as the affairs of luxury corruptors in prison.

The problem made Yasonna's performance questionable. Yasonna was urged to resign. Moreover, when the issue of granting remissions to corruptors arises. In fact, corruption is included in extraordinary crimes. This means that the impact of corruption can affect the lives of many people.

"Every prisoner has the right to be remissiond. But what about it? There are rules, so they are not given as long as they are given. Now those categorized as extraordinary crimes, terrorists can, why? Because he has been studied when there is a recommendation from Densus. "

"If there is no remission, we have to build a prison. I don't know anymore. I've added 40 thousand to the minister. In the past, there were half to death. 1000 to build prisons, 100 billion (rupiah) for a thousand capacity, "said Yasonna as quoted on the website.com, August 17, 2016.

Yasonna's leadership does have advantages and disadvantages. However, Yasonna tried to prove that she was able to work well. He also began to feel enough to become Minister of Law and Human Rights in early 2019.

Moreover, Yasonna is known to have been elected as a member of the DPR. He will be sworn in on October 1, 2019. This condition made him decide to resign from the position of Minister of Law and Human Rights on September 27, 2019. Even though Jokowi, who was elected in the second period, reappointed Yasonna as Minister of Law and Human Rights.

"I would like to thank you for the opportunity and trust from the President who appointed me as Minister of Law and Human Rights in the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla Working Cabinet and the support during my tenure," Yasonna said in his letter, as quoted by the Indonesian CNN page, September 27, 2019.