The Integrity Of The Judge Doesn't Depend On The Rules, Mahfud MD Suggests Stop Making Arrangement And Guidance

Screenshot Of Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD/VIA ANTARA

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD stated that the integrity of judges does not depend on legal regulations. "Indeed, integrity does not depend on the rules," said Mahfud MD at the Peak of the Anniversary Commemoration of the Indonesian Judges Association (IKAHI), monitored through the PP IKAHI YouTube channel in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, March 20. According to Mahfud, Indonesia should stop making rules regarding the arrangement of the Supreme Court and the guidance of judges. Mahfud said that the current regulations have actually been complete in regulating the technical guidelines of the judiciary, to regulating the increase in the capacity of judges personally in order to be able to understand the dynamics of community development. "From the law, the rules are complete. Look for what rules are related to how to make the court good, look for what rules there must be," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court. In addition, the rules created to respond to new events that occur can actually create loopholes for manipulation. "This means that the rules that always respond to what happens and then make regulations, even more and more, cause loopholes to manipulate," he said. On this occasion, Mahfud also explained that there are various articles that can be used by judges to win any party in a case, both to win the lawyer and the prosecutor. Therefore, there are often differences between judges and lawyers, judges and prosecutors, as well as lawyers and prosecutors. So, in the trial, what happened was fighting over each other's arguments and evidence. "Because each has an article, so it remains strong. And if the morale is weak, the integrity is weak, that's where the sale and purchase occurs," said Mahfud. Thus, the most important thing for Mahfud is how to realize judges with integrity and stick to morality. Judges with good integrity have the ability to bring together public common sense, conscience, and official legal articles. "Morality, integrity, that's what I think we have to pay attention to," said Mahfud.