Attorney General Reminds Prosecutors To Maintain Integrity, Don't Do Disgraceful Things

Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin (white shirt) during a working visit at the Padang Kejari office, Thursday (28/7/2022). (ANTARA/FathulAbdi)

PADANG - Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin reminded all his staff not to carry out disgraceful practices that could tarnish public trust in the prosecutor's office.

"The Attorney General asked the attorney general to maintain public trust with professional work and integrity," said the Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) at the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, after accompanying Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin on a working visit in Padang reported by ANTARA, Thursday, July 28.

This is related to the results of the Indonesian Political Indicators survey, which released an increase in the level of public confidence in the AGO, where the Adhyaksa Corps was ranked fourth, below the TNI (26.2 percent), President Joko Widodo (17.5 percent), and the National Police (Polri). 13.1 percent).

Sumedana said the prosecutor's office was also not to play around in handling cases.

"Public trust is earned through good performance that continues to be carried out, not to be tarnished by unrighteous actions," he said.

He stressed that the Attorney General will not hesitate to take action and impose strict sanctions on those who violate the law.

The AGO has formed Task Force 53 to enforce employee discipline and strengthen supervision. Until now, there are 142 people who have been processed and sentenced by the AGO for committing violations.

The public can contribute to supervision by reporting if it is found that deviant activities are carried out by prosecutors' employees. Public complaints can be made through telephone numbers 082117715353, 081222245353, 081393955353, or [email protected].

"We make sure that every report will be responded to and followed up quickly, even if we need to carry out a sting operation (OTT)," he said.