Mahfud MD Affirms Indonesian Law Is Like Industry In Today's Memory, September 2, 2020

Mahfud MD, who once served as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs for the 2019-2024 era (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, five years ago, September 2, 2020, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam), Mahfud MD emphasized that the law in Indonesia is often used as an industry. This condition is because it is legal while it can be bought by those who have money.

Previously, legal portraits in Indonesia were not doing well. Law is no longer considered a manifestation of justice. Legal images can be purchased appear everywhere, from regional to national scales.

The portrait of Indonesian law sharply downwards bluntly upwards is not a new story. This condition is bad news that all Indonesian people must receive. The law is often firm with those who do not have it. However, the law is flexible when dealing with those who are wealthy.

Several legal cases such as grandmother taking cocoa fruit should be completed at the village head level, not up to the court. Things are different from corrupt officials. Sentences in the first instance court may be high. However, there will be a lot less in the follow-up court.

This portrait is proof that Indonesian law can be purchased. The purchase of the law is not only by way of bribery by law enforcement officials. The owner of interest can also bribe the manufacture of his legal products. Mahfud MD agreed to the narrative.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs emphasized that legal issues are problems that must be addressed immediately in Indonesia. He witnessed for himself how the legal practices that were present were not only matters of enforcement. He witnessed that bad behavior had been present since the law was made.

Those who have an interest in competing to bribe the maker of legal products. The option of bribery is carried out so that the laws present will present many benefits for them. Even though the wider community is the most disadvantaged person.

"Our current problem in making the rule of law is often chaotic. There are laws that are purchased, the articles are made because orders, they exist. Sponsored by certain people so that there are certain rules," Mahfud said as quoted by the CNN Indonesia page, December 19, 2019.

Mahfud, who in fact is a state official, continues to speak out about the affairs of legal injustice in Indonesia. He even dared to view that the law had become like an industry in Indonesia on September 2, 2020. The law began to be seen as being created in such a way as for the right person to be wrong, and the wrong person to be right.

He understands very well the position of the central judge in determining the sentence. A judge can freely choose the appropriate article to punish or release. However, Mahfud said that when the judge injures the law, the future of Indonesian law will be damaged.

Law enforcement ethics is questioned. Mahfud, who revealed that the legal ulcers did not escape criticism. Mahfud was instead asked to immediately change the image of Indonesian law because he was an official. Not venting about the dirty Indonesian legal stories here and there.

"Often in Indonesia, the law becomes the industry itself. Those who have errors are hidden using this article, those who already have mistakes, there is evidence that this is thrown away, this is shown," said Mahfud at the Constitutional Court Building as quoted on Kompas.com page, September 2, 2020.