Protecting the Judges' Authority
The current House of Representatives (DPR) has been very tardy with its legislative duties. It has been working for a year but has passed fewer than 10 laws from its target of more than 100. With all these bills yet to be deliberated on, a proposal to pass a law on contempt of court suddenly appears.
The plan to pass the contempt-of-court law seems rather hasty. In developed countries, such as the United States, laws like this are able to uphold the authority of the courts. But our nation is in no desperate need for one because contempt of court is already covered in the criminal code (KUHP).
December 15, 2015
The current House of Representatives (DPR) has been very tardy with its legislative duties. It has been working for a year but has passed fewer than 10 laws from its target of more than 100. With all these bills yet to be deliberated on, a proposal to pass a law on contempt of court suddenly appears.
The plan to pass the contempt-of-court law seems rather hasty. In developed countries, such as the United States, laws like this are able to uphold t
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