President Joko Widodo Leads Adhyaksa Bhakti Day Ceremony

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo became the Inspector of Ceremonies on the 63rd Adhyaksa Bhakti Day (HBA) or the Anniversary of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Indonesia. The ceremony took place in the courtyard of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office of Education and Training, Ragunan, Jakarta on Saturday.

As reported by Antara, President Jokowi was present wearing a dark blue suit, red tie, white shirt and black skullcap. Also present were Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, National Police Chief General Sigit Listyo Prabowo, TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono, KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri, former Attorney General and other invitations.

Participants in the ceremony were about 1,000 Adhyaksa corps from various state prosecutors in Jabodetabek.

The theme of Bhakti Adhyaksa Day 2023 or the 63rd HBA is "Strict and Humanist Law Enforcement Guarding National Development."

The Indonesian Prosecutor's Office has indeed begun to become an independent institution since July 22, 1960 based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No. 204/1960 so that to commemorate this, every July 22 is designated as Adhyaksa Bhakti Day.

The separation of the prosecutor from the Justice Department was the result of a cabinet meeting contained in the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia on 1 August 1960 No. 204/1960 which was later ratified into Law No. 15 of 1961 concerning Basic Provisions of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office. Since 1960, the position of the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia has also changed to a ministerial level in the cabinet.

The regulations governing the work of the Attorney General's Office have also changed several times, namely from Law No. 15 of 1961 to Law No. 5 of 1991 and re-renewed by Law No. 16 of 2004 concerning the Prosecutor's Office so that the prosecutor's office becomes a government agency that carries out state power in the field of prosecution and other authorities.

The Prosecutor's Office is the controller of the case process (Dominus Litis) and has a central position in law enforcement because only the Prosecutor's Office can determine whether a case can be brought to court or not based on valid evidence according to the Criminal Procedure Law.

The Prosecutor's Office is also the only agency implementing a criminal decision (executive amnesty).