Test Protest

Indonesia's advocates have joined forces in protesting examinations for legal practitioners. Will lawyers be emancipated from shackles set by the Supreme Court and the government?

February 19, 2002

Who said lawyers cannot unite? During the New Order regime, Indonesia's lawyers seemed to fall into a deep sleep whilst wallowing in the economic profits of the New Order. During the reform era, a portion of elite attorneys managed to maintain their prosperity by defending corruption defendants. Now, attorneys from seven advocate organizations including the Indonesian Bar Association (Ikadin), the Indonesian Advocates Association (AAI) and th

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