JAKARTA - Minister of Human Rights (HAM) Natalius Pigai explained a number of points of strengthening the National Commission (Komnas) of Human Rights as regulated in the draft revision of Law Number 39 of 1999 concerning Human Rights.
Pigai said the form of strengthening, among others, increased the authority of Komnas HAM to carry out investigations, summons, prosecutions, provideamicus in court, and issue binding recommendations.
Today's position of Komnas HAM only has limited authority: receiving complaints, conducting monitoring, and investigations. These three are all. Investigations, yes, remember, investigations, stop there," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 5.
Through the revision of the Human Rights Law, Pigai said that Komnas HAM's authority would be expanded to carry out investigations. That way, he said, there will be a hoax investigator to handle cases of alleged human rights violations.
In addition, according to Pigai, in the revision of the Human Rights Law, Komnas HAM will also be given new authority in the form of forced summons to parties involved in the case being handled.
"Just prosecution [and]amicus: consideration in court, giving consideration before the judge makes a decision," he added.
Pigai explained that Komnas HAM's recommendations would later be binding, unlike those so far regulated in the Human Rights Law.
"I give a combination, increase. And all institutions recommended by Komnas HAM are obliged to carry out because it is final and binding," he said.
Pigai denied that the revision of the Human Rights Law contained the substance that weakened the independent institution. He said that Komnas HAM's authority to accept and handle complaints of alleged human rights violations was not the subject of revision.
It is not included in the revision. Receiving the complaint is not included in the article we revised," he said.
According to Pigai, by not including the regulation as the subject of revision, Komnas HAM's authority in accepting and handling public reports related to human rights violations is not tampered with.
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