Mahfud MD: Law Enforcement Remove from Its Heart
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Implementation of the 1945 Constitution is part of law enforcement. And, enforcement of the current 1945 Constitution, the law has been freed from the soul itself, that is moral and justice. This was stated by Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK), Moh. Mahfud MD, in his speech Dialogue Gathering event entitled "Increased understanding of constitutional, and the Procedural Law of the Constitutional Court," on Friday (16 / 9), at Lumire Hotel, Jakarta. According to him, the law now only be applied as the articles, not imposed as a crystallization of moral values, ethics, and just a Constitution.

In an event organized by the Constitutional Court Leimena cooperation with the Institute was attended by Secretary-General of the Court Janedjri M. Gaffar, Jakob Tobing as Leimena Institute Leaders, and also attended a number of whom Reverend Andreas Yewangoe, Robinson Nainggolan, National Leadership PGI, PGLII, PGPI, as well as hundreds of Christian Secondary School Teachers from 33 provinces throughout Indonesia.

Mahfud MD further said that the law is immoral is not actually legal, because the law is not justice, including in articles in the Constitution. "In the articles, the law may be mocked. One person could be innocent, but he was wrong, "he said.

If the law is only considered as the articles, according to Mahfud MD, the Constitution can be made about anything. However, people who had studied law knew the meaning of the articles of the 1945 Constitution, which law is the crystallization of moral values, ethics, and justice. "So if the Constitution was good to be sourced from here, namely the moral, ethical, and equitable. Not just read article by article, "he explained.

On the occasion Mahfud MD also asserted that a country or nation will be judged as a low civilized nation if the awareness level of its constitution is also low. The civilization of a nation can be measured by the way how to appreciate the constitutional life. If the constitution is violated, it means not beradap. "And, it would open up loopholes for the destruction," he explained.

Related to the current 1945 Constitution, according to Mahfud MD, although it has been amended but the spirit remains the same. "The 1945 Constitution now is in ideological and substantive equal to the Constitution before the amendment. Changes made only to clarify what happened at the time of the year 1945, "he explained.

Against the opinion of some of the people who say that after the 1945 Constitution be changed, this country becomes not "frivolous". The statement, according to him, not about the Constitution, but it is another matter. He is a natural thing to see if there was criticism of the 1945 change because it is not possible a Constitution approved by everyone.

"Theoretically, the Constitution is an agreement. His name is definitely a small deal criticized, and there will never be the Constitution is perfect. Perfection of the Constitution it is not because he’s good or right, because the Constitution was agreed upon, and the procedural agreement was legitimate, "said Mahfud.

Mahfud MD further said that if agreed procedural, then the 1945 binding and entry into force indiscriminately should be imposed by the state. "If it is not enforced, then it will not run a country. And, if you want to change, take procedural again, it’s constitutional way of life, way of civilized life, "he explained. (Shohibul Umam/mh/Yazid.tr)


Monday, September 19, 2011 | 18:03 WIB 293