Legal Literacy - From all the complexities of the law that occur in Indonesia, a case has emerged that has attracted public attention, namely the verdict against the former Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Thomas Trikasih Lembong or Tom Lembong, regarding alleged corruption in sugar imports. Why is this case interesting to follow? Because the Judge stated that Tom Lembong was not proven to be legally involved in enjoying the money from the alleged corruption. However, the Judge still sentenced Tom Lembong to 4.6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 750 million on the grounds of enriching other parties, both individuals and corporations. Also, the case that ensnared Tom is more thick with its political atmosphere, because the tempus or time of the incident was very long ago, between 2015-2016 when he was Minister of Trade. However, of all the aggravating reasons from the Judge addressed to Tom Lembong, there is one reason that is very intriguing, namely “Pro Capitalist Economy and Against Pancasila Economy”. Something that is abstract and sets a bad precedent for economic actors in Indonesia.

Knowing Capitalism and Pancasila Economy as an Economic System

Capitalism as an economic system can be understood as a form of control of production carried out by the private sector with the main aim of obtaining the greatest possible profit. In this case, capitalism is influenced by a free market system or free trade which affects product sales based on the mechanism of supply and demand. Meanwhile, the Pancasila economy itself is an economic thought or understanding that originates from the noble values ​​of Pancasila with the main characteristic that the results of production or the economy are entirely based on meeting the needs of the community itself or in the sense of realizing an independent economy. However, in the indictment and verdict handed down to Tom Lembong, it becomes confusing to use this reason as punishment. Because, both capitalism and Pancasila democracy are the result of abstract thinking and cannot be realized in a real way in a policy. Let's say this, does Indonesia so far have a philosophy or guide in the implementation of economic activities? There is none, even if there is, it usually cannot be brought to life in a broad policy framework like a country, but only lives in a certain community. For example, the Ciptagelar indigenous community in Sukabumi, West Java has a way of managing natural resources, in this case rice, which is able to meet the village's food needs for the next 95 years by carrying out traditional rice planting techniques, then the harvest will be stored in leuit to meet the needs of the village community and is not traded so that there is no shortage of stock food.