SURABAYA - Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Young Figure, HRM Khalilur R. Abdullah Sahlawiy or Gus Lilur, considers the meeting between Attorney General ST Burhanuddin and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo at the Attorney General's Office, South Jakarta, to be a strong signal that the relationship between the Attorney General's Office and the National Police remains solid in the midst of legal proceedings that ensnare former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Andriansyah.
According to Gus Lilur, the command salute shown by the two heads of law enforcement agencies is a message to the public that there is no conflict between institutions in handling ongoing cases.
"The greetings of the Attorney General and the National Police Chief show that there is no inter-agency war. What is going on is the process of enforcing the law against an individual, not a fight between the Prosecutor's Office and the Police," Gus Lilur said in a written statement.
He said the public needed to distinguish between the legal process against individuals and institutional relationships. According to him, the case that ensnared Febrie Andriansyah cannot be interpreted as a conflict between the Adhyaksa Corps and the Bhayangkara Corps.
"What ends is the career of one person, not the relationship between two institutions. The prosecutor's office is not identical to one of its officials, just as the police are not the prosecutor's opponent just because the investigator investigates a senior prosecutor," he said.
Gus Lilur menilai justru keberanian aparat penegak hukum memproses pejabat tinggi menunjukkan mekanisme penegakan hukum masih berjalan.
He highlighted a series of events since the search at a number of locations in Jabodetabek to the designation of Febrie Andriansyah as a suspect in alleged corruption and money laundering.
"When the police dare to investigate the top prosecutor and the prosecutor then processes the case, it shows that the criminal justice system still has the courage to enforce the law," he said.
According to Gus Lilur, a number of other events also show efforts to maintain inter-institutional solidity, ranging from the visit of the National Police Chief together with the main officials of the National Police to the Attorney General's Office to the communication built between the National Police, the Prosecutor's Office, and the TNI.
He assessed that the leaders of institutions were trying to ensure that cases involving officials did not develop into inter-institutional conflicts.
"The cohesion between institutions must be maintained so that legal cases do not turn into polemics that disrupt the stability of law enforcement," he said.
However, Gus Lilur admitted that the transfer of cases from the National Police to the Attorney General's Office had been criticized by a number of legal experts.
He said the views of the Center for Corruption Studies (Pukat) of Gadjah Mada University, Zaenur Rohman, and the expert on state governance, Mahfud MD, who questioned the legal basis for the transfer of cases in the middle of the investigation process.
According to Gus Lilur, the criticism should be a concern. However, he believes that this step can be understood as an effort to maintain the stability of law enforcement as long as it is accompanied by the professional resolution of cases.
"The legal debate is valid to be studied. However, the most important thing now is to ensure that this matter is truly resolved thoroughly, transparently, and accountable," he said.
He emphasized that the Attorney General's Office now bears a great responsibility to prove its commitment in handling the case independently.
"Because the mechanism for the transfer of cases is a matter of public concern, the Attorney General's Office must pay for that trust with an open and accountable legal process," he said.
Gus Lilur also alluded to various statements from a number of national figures who encouraged the case to be processed professionally, including the Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI and the Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra who asked for the handling of the case to be carried out transparently.
According to him, the public hopes that the legal process does not stop at the determination of suspects, but continues until the trial and recovery of state losses if the criminal element is proven in court.
"The people want this case to be resolved to the root. Trust in law enforcement can only be maintained through an open, professional, and just process," he said.
Gus Lilur mengajak masyarakat untuk tidak mudah terpengaruh narasi yang menggambarkan adanya perang antarlembaga penegak hukum.
"What must be maintained is public confidence in the law. A career of an official may end, but the public's trust in law enforcement institutions must not end," said Gus Lilur.
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