Looking at the various events that occurred recently, Indonesia still has some progress. So there should be optimism for progress even longer. Although the optimistic is not so fast.

This was stated by Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Moh. Mahfud MD when giving a speech on "Reflections on 13 Years Reform" in Politics Seminar themed "Goodbye Transactional Politics, Politics Welcome to Dignity" at the Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday (6 / 12) Jakarta.

The event was organized by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), attended by a number of national figures, including CSIS Executive Rizal Sukma, Rector of the University of Paramadina, Anies Baswedan, and dozens of participants who followed the event.

Mahfud said that once many people who claim reform emerging from college campuses. However, if you want to improve the situation should improve the political system, political restructuring, and the key is the 1945 amendment. Previously, the 1945 Constitution is the source of the entry of authoritarianism power. However, it is also not allowed by the first President Sukarno, speaking related to the 1945 Constitution, including President Soeharto. "You may say anything but do not talk about the Constitution, unless the person is willing to be punished," said Mahfud.

Mahfud also add that many people who say the 1945 was made too hastily, so inconsequential to our national life. However, Mahfud also admitted that the 1945 Constitution which was passed could not be accepted by society, in any place.” Therefore, the Constitution sets a very tight manner, such as through referendum and through a quorum agreement," said Mahfud.

In a statement relating to the 1945 Mahfud could not disepakti by many people, the same thing also conveyed in the speech of President Sukarno. In his speech, according to Mahfud, we validate the 1945 first, we change tomorrow. "Therefore, it may not all be approved. So, we in the academic world, what is true let’s enforced, "said Mahfud.

In addition to explaining the amendments contained in the book made by the Assembly at that time, which consists of six terms of the reform agenda. Mahfud also explains the five things that others, including the second, "Elimination of dual function of ABRI." In this regard, he said, ABRI judged out faster, which was in 2004, but see the original plan was in 2009.

Third, the "Enforcement Rule of Law, Respect for Human Rights, and the eradication of KKN (corruption collusion and nepotism). Mahfud said, law enforcement in Indonesia, there have been advances in the protection of human rights, "especially its legal instruments, both in the form of rules and institutions of human rights protection that already a lot," he explained.

This, says Mahfud, very different from the era of President Soeharto. According to him, just before the conference of the United Nations, President Suharto has always lobbied to be on the agenda of the conference did not talk about human rights violations. "However, even though now there is no violation of human rights in a structured or vertically, but now human rights violations occur horizontally between people and the people. That it becomes difficult, because they were held hostage, "said Mahfud.

Three other reform agenda is "Structuring Political Relations with Central and Regional Autonomous Area, and Press Freedom, Democracy and the Making of Life." (Shohibul Umam / mh/Yazid.tr)