Wants Special Police In Court, Supreme Court Asks For Court Apparatus Security To Be Reviewed

The Supreme Court (MA) building in Jakarta. (Between) AA

JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) has asked the government and the DPR to review the security of the judicial apparatus because the current security guarantees are considered not optimal considering the various incidents that occurred.

"We urge the state, indeed the security of the Supreme Court and the judiciary, including its apparatus, may need to be reviewed, it needs to be strengthened by laws related to that," said Acting Head of the Legal and Public Relations Bureau of the Supreme Court Sobandi in Jakarta, Friday, as quoted by Antara.

Sobandi said the Supreme Court was trying to propose that there be special police because security so far, especially in court, was only carried out by security units or security guards.

"This may be in the future, the state needs to be present to strengthen the problem of securing judges, securing court officials such as their clerks and assets, of course, we also have to protect the building, many buildings are attacked, thrown," he said.

"We do have a proposal concept to immediately discuss the special police of the court. In the future, that's the case. Hopefully the government and the DPR can agree to that," he said.

Sobandi conveyed this during a press conference in response to the incident of violence that befell the Registrar of the Sibolga District Court, North Sumatra, Temaziduhu Harfea, during the execution of the inkrah decision of the civil case in Sibolga on Thursday (6/11).

According to him, the Supreme Court had tried quickly to follow up on the incident. The head of the Supreme Court, Sunarto, said Sobandi, also expressed his concern.

"In his direction, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court expressed his concern and condolences for the incident of violence experienced by the clerk of the Sibolga District Court, where the clerk is carrying out his duties and mandate to enforce the law," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Association of Registrars and Secretary of the Indonesian Court (Ipaspi) Tavip Dwiyatmiko said violence against the court clerks was a threat to judicial personnel who should not be allowed to.

The violence against the court clerk who carries out the mandate of law enforcement is a terror that should not be tolerated. [We] hope that the police can legally investigate and process the perpetrators of violence against the clerks who carry out their duties," he said.

He hopes that this incident will not be repeated and the state can formulate policies that provide maximum security protection and guarantees for all court officials.

"Certain and security guarantees for the judiciary as a form of state concern ensure the realization of independent and independent justice power," said Tavip.