The Law Must Be Interpreted Comprehensively in Its Enforcement

(unissula.ac.id) Law enforcement officers in this digital age must be careful, because digitalisation affects the judicial process.

"The public responds very quickly when they feel their sense of justice has been disturbed. For that reason investigators cannot look at only one perspective; they must take a broader view in resolving a problem," explained the Head of the National Police Public Relations Division, Inspector General Prof Dr Dedi Prasetyo MHum MSi MM, on Saturday (2/7/2022).

He said this at a national webinar on the theme of law enforcement in Indonesia grounded in national justice, held by the Master of Laws programme at the Faculty of Law, Unissula.

In his view, Indonesians are among the world's ten largest populations of active social media users. They are critical: whatever disturbs their sense of justice draws a very swift response.

"So law enforcement officers must uphold justice and must interpret the law comprehensively. Nor can they set aside a sense of humanity. Our nation's wisdom lies in the noble values of Pancasila as the foundation of law enforcement. Pancasila must be upheld in the enforcement of law in Indonesia," he explained.

He acknowledged that the problem of law enforcement is highly complex, encompassing the social, political, economic and cultural systems of society. "The factors affecting the legal process are substance, structure and culture," he explained.

In his view, this is because law does not operate in a vacuum sealed off from influence; it always interacts with the wider social environment.

The event was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Unissula, Dr Bambang Tri Bawono SH MH. The Dean said the webinar, with its invited experts, was intended to broaden the understanding of Master of Laws students at Unissula about law enforcement, given how difficult the process of enforcing the law in this country can be. "Through this event there is a new treasury of thought on justice," he explained.

Also present was the Head of the Master of Laws programme at Unissula, Dr Sri Kusriyah.

The other speakers were Faculty of Law lecturer and legal practitioner Dr HD Djunaedi SH SpN, and the former Head of the Central Java High Prosecutor's Office, Priyanto, who now serves as Secretary to the Deputy Attorney General for Civil and Administrative Affairs.

He added that the principles of Pancasila are reflected in acts of law enforcement. "Those who live by Pancasila have a great spirit for ideal law enforcement," he explained.