Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman becomes a speaker at a meeting event between Bank Indonesia and Supreme Court on Thursday (27/9) in Pekanbaru. The event was attended by the judges within the General Court, Military Justice, Religious Court and the Administrative Court which aims to increase the understanding for the judges in the Supreme Court.

With the theme "The State Bank Indonesia and Product statute in Post-Constitutional Amendment of the Constitution of '45", Anwar opened his presentation by describing a fundamental change in the constitutional system in Indonesia to raise such new state institutions, including the Constitutional Court. Relation to Bank Indonesia, the central bank, Anwar said prior to the changes to the 1945 Constitution, where the central bank is only regulated by law, but after the amendment, his position strengthened formally in the constitution.

"Before the amendment, the existence of the central bank regulated by law, there is no place in the constitution. After the amendment then the central bank is set up, a place in the constitution, "he said. This is according to Anwar clearly describing the important position of financial strength in building a nation.

Mentioned about the position of BI in the state system of Indonesia, Anwar said, the central bank is the central bank of Indonesia is an independent state agency in carrying out the duties and authority, free from government intervention or any other party, except for matters expressly set out in legislation. With the inclusion of BI in the constitution, it clearly illustrates the important positions held this institution in the state system of Indonesia.

Anwar Usman on this occasion by holding forward as the current colloquium will foster understanding of the importance of the position of BI with all legal products in the Indonesian constitution, after the amendment of the 1945 Constitution. (Agung S / mh/Yazid.tr)