JAKARTA - Chairman of the Prosecutor's Commission (Komjak) Pujiyono Suwadi said any journalistic products cannot be used as offense obstruction of justice or obstruction of investigation.
According to him, journalistic products, both negative and positive elements, are part of criticism and social control.
"No matter how cruel journalistic product media products are, any negative can't be used as a offense, including offense obstruction of justice. That's part of criticism, part of checks and balances in law enforcement," said Pujiyono in a discussion entitled 'Revision of Criminal Procedures and Criminal Threats: New Abuse of Power Room?' held in Jakarta, Friday, May 2.
In the law enforcement process, the authority of law enforcement officers is very large. So, there needs to be a supervisor.
For example, the Prosecutor's Office has the Prosecutor's Commission, then the National Police has Itwasum (General Supervision Inspectorate), Itwasda (Regional Supervision Inspectorate), and Propam Division (Professionalism and Security).
However, external supervision is also necessary. Journalists are part of the supervision of legal prosecution.
"In law enforcement, the authority of law enforcement is very large, supervision from the Prosecutor's Commission, internal supervision is not enough, supervision is also needed from the public, including journalism," he said.
"So the journalistic product, it is not a product that eventually becomes the delik obstruction of justice, what is the obstruction of justice," continued Pujiyono.
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Pujiyono gave an example of the alleged obstruction of justice involving the Director of the Jak TV News, Tian Bachtiar. According to him, his actions in producing talk show activities are not included in the offense.
In fact, the Press Council which has coordinated with the AGO also stated that this matter is not included in the realm of law but ethics.
"But once again the journalistic products he produces, they don't enter at all, but there is evidence of two other pieces of evidence that are flowing, so that's why it was also confirmed by the chairman of the press council, whose journalistic products also did not enter there," he said.
This is the basis for Komjak regarding journalistic works, not and not included in the delik obstruction of justice.
"That's the result of one of our disagreements that this journalistic product cannot be included in the legal offense," said Pujiyono.
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