Honesty Needed, Courage More Important

The hopes of many rest on the shoulders of the new attorney general. The post is an indicator of SBY's promise of change.

October 26, 2004

THE post of attorney general will be a good indicator of whether President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's promise for change can be delivered. Everybody knows that the legal system in this country is the property of whoever is able to pay, rather than that of the ordinary people who want justice. Except for a few people, personnel in the Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO), as well as in the police force and the courts are an embarrassment.

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