TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Text your say: Prosecutors sanctioned for abuses of power
Steadfast against graft: Two anticorruption activists stage a theatrical protest in front of the Attorney Generalâs Office (AGO) in South Jakarta, demanding law enforcers seriously fight corruption
Change Size
Steadfast against graft: Two anticorruption activists stage a theatrical protest in front of the Attorney Generalâs Office (AGO) in South Jakarta, demanding law enforcers seriously fight corruption. The AGO recently sanctioned hundreds of prosecutors and administrative staff for various violations committed in 2014 and 2015.(JP/Arief Suhardiman) (AGO) in South Jakarta, demanding law enforcers seriously fight corruption. The AGO recently sanctioned hundreds of prosecutors and administrative staff for various violations committed in 2014 and 2015.(JP/Arief Suhardiman)
S
span class="inline inline-center">Steadfast against graft: Two anticorruption activists stage a theatrical protest in front of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in South Jakarta, demanding law enforcers seriously fight corruption. The AGO recently sanctioned hundreds of prosecutors and administrative staff for various violations committed in 2014 and 2015.(JP/Arief Suhardiman)
Your comments on the recent measures taken by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) against more than 160 prosecutors and over 130 administrative staff for various violations between 2014 and 2015.
Hundreds of prosecutors? Probably just the ones who went a bit too far.
My guess is that the number above is just a fraction of those employed within the judicial system who are abusive in their positions of power.
Indonesia's justice and law enforcement system is in a very sad state and needs a complete purge from top to bottom.
Gordon Freeman
Can the AGO publish the full list of names with details of the graft cases, the courts involved in the cases and their amounts and punishments?
That would help the public get involved.
Kelapa
The prosecutor is a key position in law enforcement. A special independent internal affairs department is needed. In all legal systems, the prosecutor plays a central role in law enforcement.
Despite this fact, they are nothing more than low-paid lawyers. Indonesian laws are filled with grey areas and contradictions that make the job of a prosecutor even more subjective.
They are also often targeted by external pressures.
Orang Biasa
This story has something to with the reality that justice in the country has a lot of loopholes for fraud.
If you're rich, you can bribe your way out easily, but if you're poor, then the news is not so good.
Simba
_______________________________________
Topic of the day
Military tribunal transparency
A soldier of the Army's Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) recently shot dead a civilian in Cibinong, Bogor regency, after the victim's motorcycle grazed his car. Following the incident, Kostrad vowed harsh sanctions against the suspect if found guilty, while Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo pledged transparency in the military tribunal. What do you think?
Send your thoughts by email, SMS, Twitter or Facebook. Include your name and city.
