Plans to Reverse the Burden of Proof

The presidential plan to issue a government regulation reversing the traditional burden of proof is being challenged. Why not issue a law instead?

April 17, 2001

Approaching the Indonesian House of Representative’s (DPR) decision to issue a second memorandum against President Abdurrahman Wahid, it seems this may be a move by the president to gain merit. An example of this is the president’s plan to issue a law-replacing government regulation or "Perpu", reversing the traditional burden of proof, for corruption cases. Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Baharuddin Lopa, has been wor

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