Muhammadiyah proposes overhaul in judicial system to combat graft

Muhammadiyah has proposed that the burden of proof be shifted to suspects in a bid to combat rampant corruption plaguing the country.

Newly elected Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said on Thursday corruption eradication in the country had been facing tougher challenges as law enforcers found difficulties in collecting evidence of graft cases.

“This is an old proposal but we revive it because the law enforcement against corruption has failed to live up to the public’s expectations,” Din said as he read out Muhammadiyah recommendations at the conclusion of its congress in Yogyakarta.

He added the country’s second largest Muslim organization would formulate the proposal before submitting it to the government.

The burden of proof falls on prosecutors under the country’s judicial system, which has been in place for decades.

Din expressed disappointment with the ongoing fight against corruption, which he said was ineffective despite the reform movement which kicked off 12 years ago.
 
"Case brokers, court mafia and tax mafia which we did not recognize in the past now prevail,” he said.