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Opinion • 17 Jul 2025

The Chronic Disease of Populism: Eroding the Constitution, Poisoning Democracy

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Populism is a disease that erodes the constitution & democracy. Recognize the danger before rule of law collapses

News • 06 Jan 2026

KPK Investigates Flow of Funds from Bekasi “Project Ijon”, Examines Former Secretary and Opens Option to Summon Other Parties

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The KPK is examining former Secretary of the CKTR Bekasi, Beni Saputra, to trace the flow of money from suspects in the project brokerage case. The KPK is also opening the option of summoning other parties, including Rieke Diah Pitaloka, if her testimony is needed.

Opinion • 24 Dec 2025

Potential Return of the Dual Function of ABRI

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The filling of civilian positions by the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) raises public concerns about the return of the ABRI's Dual Function (Dwifungsi ABRI) as in the New Order era.

News • 12 Jan 2026

10 Notes from Prof. Adrianus Meliala for Police Reform in Commission III of the House of Representatives: The Police Are Considered Unable to Carry Out a “Paradoxical Character”

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In the Hearing Meeting of the Police Reform Working Committee of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Prof. Adrianus Meliala presented 10 proposals for improvement: starting from reward–punishment, separation of protection and law enforcement functions, separation of criminal investigation, strengthening supervision, to meritocracy and…

Opinion • 01 Jan 2026

When the State Can Be Wrong Without Feeling Guilty

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Can the state be wrong without feeling guilty? This article reviews normative impunity, the crisis of legal accountability, and state responsibility in the rule of law.

Opinion • 30 Dec 2025

Reverse Criminalization, a Threat to Crime Reporters in Indonesia

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Reverse criminalization threatens crime reporters in Indonesia due to loopholes in criminal procedure law and weak whistleblower protection.

Opinion • 01 Apr 2026

Analysis of the Implementation of Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025 concerning Children in Cyberspace

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"Parents are obliged to supervise children playing with smartphones." This cliché sentence is actually a hard slap for those of us who often neglect the data security of underage children.

Opinion • 02 Apr 2026

Hunger in an Agrarian Country: The Irony of Food Law That Has Not Sided

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The irony of food law in Indonesia: an agrarian country, but hunger lurks. Agrarian policies have not fully sided with the people's food sovereignty.