Legal Literacy - Instead of upholding justice, the opposite has been happening lately. This is a great irony for a country law. Indonesia as a state of law is not just a slogan, but a constitutional mandate clearly stated in Article 1 Paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution.
This article should be a wake-up call for all of us, including law enforcement officials, to uphold the sovereignty of law in our beloved country, the Republic of Indonesia. However, the reality on the ground often presents a different picture. There have been too many legal events that have injured the public's sense of justice. The issue of throwing a helmet at a school child until they were in a coma has not yet been resolved, and the situation has been exacerbated by the tragedy of an online ojek driver being run over and killed.
If practices like this continue to be displayed to the public, will violence after violence continue to occur without law enforcement that is sovereign?
The founding fathers (Founding Fathers) have signaled to the nation's successors to always prioritize the law over all events that occur. However, unfortunately, the opposite is often practiced. Ironic, isn't it? These are the questions that must be answered by lawbreakers. Unfortunately, the answers often do not result in fair law enforcement with various pretexts.
Of course, as a society that still believes in the law, we await the President's firmness to instruct strict law enforcement on all these events, especially events that result in loss of life and are suspected of being intentional. The law is the people's vehicle to achieve sovereignty, but it seems increasingly difficult to achieve in this country. Is that really the case? Hopefully not.
Crimes for any reason should be resolved through legal channels. It is not appropriate for crimes to be resolved simply by apologizing and then considering the matter settled. There are lives lost and irreplaceable, but the law has not been fully enforced.
Indonesia clearly adheres to the understanding that law is the supreme commander in this country. Chairuman Harahap in his book entitled Supremasi Hukum affirms that every event that befalls society must respect the law by enforcing the law itself.
There is great hope from the public that the President will take strategic and measured steps to optimize law enforcement in the events that have occurred recently. A "rule of law" must be a real aspiration for society, not just a theory.
The public certainly awaits the firmness of the Chief of Police to take wise steps and investigate this incident according to public expectations, namely the upholding of the rule of law even if the incident involves his own institution. The people need sensitivity and proof of concern that Indonesia is still faithful to the sound of the constitution: a state of law, not a state of power.
Indonesia as a large and sovereign nation must continue to improve for the progress of a free and responsible nation. Freedom of expression is certainly a nutritious means to promote a healthy nation based on democracy. Without freedom of expression and the enforcement of justice, it is impossible for a nation to survive with all its hustle and bustle.
If the law is sovereign, then the people are guaranteed.
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