The Indonesian government is pushing for legal transparency, as it plans to develop and build an integral database of all legal cases.
According to a report by The Jakarta Post, the database will incorporate files submitted by the National Police, the Supreme Court (MA), and the Attorney General's Office (AGO).
At the moment, there are 1.5 million legal cases registered in the Supreme Court, and this high number was the reason that the government felt the need to develop a database system. Luhut Panjaitan, Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister, said that this system would inspire judges to give better and thoughtful decisions.
"It's been several years prepared. This is good for checks and balances and transparency to prevent the judges from making careless decisions," said Panjaitan after the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, as reported by The Jakarta Post.
The online database will serve as a public information and education tool that would engage the masses in the legal dialogue. If in any case a judge would make an incorrect or faulty decision on a certain case, the public, through the database, will be able to read the entire background of the case. The database would give them access to files and records of evidence discussed in the duration of the trial. As a result, the people can question the poor legal considerations brought out by the judge.
Pramono Anung, Cabinet Secretary, expects that the new database system will aid in solving the problems related to administrative issues, legal case settlements and it would also give protection to the people that need it most.
"The [new] database will improve data sharing," added Panjaitan during the same event, as posted by Press Reader.
