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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Rofiq Hidayat, Robert Sidauruk
During a Work Committee meeting on the Draft Bill on Advocate, two organizations—Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradin) and Indonesia Young Advocates Association (HAMI)—recommended that there be an age limit to admit an advocate to the bar.
Chairman of Peradin’s Central Board, Ropaun Rambe, said that the age limitation is important to strengthen the profession.
“An age limit is important, where all this time advocate profession seems to be a shelter for retired law enforcers,” Ropaun said at the House of Representative Secretariat, Jakarta, Monday (3/6).
Ropaun further noted that the current Law No. 18 of 2003 on Advocate sets out a minimum age to be admitted to the bar. However, it is silent on the maximum age limit, which, according to Ropaun, is also important.
Therefore, Peradin recommends that the age limit should be 35 be stipulated in Article 7 (3) of the Draft Bill.
In addition to the maximum age limitation recommendation, Peradin also addressed the issue on advocate organization. Ropaun emphasized the importance of a clear qualification in forming an advocate organization.
Ropaun proposed that an advocate organization must have regional coordinators in at least 50% of all Indonesia’s provinces. Currently there are 34 provinces.
“With this provision, organization that does not meet this requirement will not be recognized,” he asserted.
On the same occasion, Sunan Kalijaga, President of HAMI also agreed with the maximum age limit. The limitation, he continued, must be enforced in order to keep advocate profession as a noble profession.
Responding to such statement, legislators also supported the recommendation. Muhajir, member of the Work Committee, asserted that such limitation are to be stipulated. However, he considers 40 years of age being more appropriate instead of the proposed 35.
Muhajir hopped that every person being 40 years old who meet the qualification, are given the opportunity to be admitted to the bar.
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Rofiq Hidayat, Robert Sidauruk
During a Work Committee meeting on the Draft Bill on Advocate, two organizations—Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradin) and Indonesia Young Advocates Association (HAMI)—recommended that there be an age limit to admit an advocate to the bar.
Chairman of Peradin’s Central Board, Ropaun Rambe, said that the age limitation is important to strengthen the profession.
“An age limit is important, where all this time advocate profession seems to be a shelter for retired law enforcers,” Ropaun said at the House of Representative Secretariat, Jakarta, Monday (3/6).
Ropaun further noted that the current Law No. 18 of 2003 on Advocate sets out a minimum age to be admitted to the bar. However, it is silent on the maximum age limit, which, according to Ropaun, is also important.
Therefore, Peradin recommends that the age limit should be 35 be stipulated in Article 7 (3) of the Draft Bill.
In addition to the maximum age limitation recommendation, Peradin also addressed the issue on advocate organization. Ropaun emphasized the importance of a clear qualification in forming an advocate organization.
Ropaun proposed that an advocate organization must have regional coordinators in at least 50% of all Indonesia’s provinces. Currently there are 34 provinces.
“With this provision, organization that does not meet this requirement will not be recognized,” he asserted.
On the same occasion, Sunan Kalijaga, President of HAMI also agreed with the maximum age limit. The limitation, he continued, must be enforced in order to keep advocate profession as a noble profession.
Responding to such statement, legislators also supported the recommendation. Muhajir, member of the Work Committee, asserted that such limitation are to be stipulated. However, he considers 40 years of age being more appropriate instead of the proposed 35.
Muhajir hopped that every person being 40 years old who meet the qualification, are given the opportunity to be admitted to the bar.
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