Rofiq Hidayat, Andin Aditya Rahman
In a meeting held by the Working Committee of the House of Representatives (Working Committee), Tuesday (26/2), senior advocates provided their input regarding the current draft of the Bill on Advocates. O. C. Kaligis, Yan Apul Girsang, and Teuku Nasrullah spoke on the topic.
Kaligis suggested that a National Advocate Board (Banas) should be formed. “I suggest that Law No. 18 of 2003 is revised to include the establishment of a National Advocate Board,” he stated in front of the Working Committee.
According to Kaligis, Banas is an independent body that will be the highest advocate organization. It will regulate and supervise bar associations, as well as advocates.
Kaligis continued to state that Banas will be established on the national, provincial, and regency/city levels and include officials who have been selected for being advocates with credibility, integrity, and competency.
Meanwhile, Yan Apul Girsang added that each advocate organization should offer the advocate profession education for law graduates.
Teuku Nasrullah agreed with Yan’s suggestion and added that an accreditation system is necessary to overlook all institutions that provide advocate profession education.
“Independent assessment of advocate organizations is necessary to provide highest quality education,” Teuku concluded.
(jt)
Rofiq Hidayat, Andin Aditya Rahman
In a meeting held by the Working Committee of the House of Representatives (Working Committee), Tuesday (26/2), senior advocates provided their input regarding the current draft of the Bill on Advocates. O. C. Kaligis, Yan Apul Girsang, and Teuku Nasrullah spoke on the topic.
Kaligis suggested that a National Advocate Board (Banas) should be formed. “I suggest that Law No. 18 of 2003 is revised to include the establishment of a National Advocate Board,” he stated in front of the Working Committee.
According to Kaligis, Banas is an independent body that will be the highest advocate organization. It will regulate and supervise bar associations, as well as advocates.
Kaligis continued to state that Banas will be established on the national, provincial, and regency/city levels and include officials who have been selected for being advocates with credibility, integrity, and competency.
Meanwhile, Yan Apul Girsang added that each advocate organization should offer the advocate profession education for law graduates.
Teuku Nasrullah agreed with Yan’s suggestion and added that an accreditation system is necessary to overlook all institutions that provide advocate profession education.
“Independent assessment of advocate organizations is necessary to provide highest quality education,” Teuku concluded.
(jt)