The Law and Military Privileges

Ginandjar may win his suit against the attorney general. Will the judge dare to break through the military wall of immunity in this corruption case?

April 17, 2001

Again, the Indonesian Military (TNI), which was privileged during the New Order era, is making law enforcement difficult. This is demonstrated in the South Jakarta District Court’s difficulty in handling a suit that former minister of mining and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita has filed against Attorney General (AG) Marzuki Darusman’s detention of him in a Pertamina corruption case. He allegedly abused his privilege as an senior officer

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