Kedudukan Advokat Sebagai Penegak Hukum Dalam Hubungan Dengan Aparat Penegak Hukum Lainnya Untuk Menegakkan Hukum dan Keadilan

Abstract

With the enactment of Law Advocate gave an Advocate for proceeds in this country, because
the existence of the Advocate has been recognized as one of the law enforcement officers who
had not been enacted or not the enforcement of Law Advocates. Role of Advocates as other
law enforcement officers are always considered Advocate at the time as an integral part that
does not have a strategic position in the system of law in Indonesia. Position advocate for law
enforcement officers to be not a figment, it is proved by the enactment of Law No. 18 Year
2003 on Advocates. In Article 5, paragraph (1) expressly says that "Advocates status as law
enforcement, free and independent and guaranteed by laws and regulations. Pursuant to
Article 5 paragraph (1) of Law Advocates, the advocate should position is equal or equivalent
other law enforcement officers (police, prosecutors and judges), but the reality of law
enforcement in Indonesia Advocates have not been treated or respected by other law
enforcement officials as law enforcement officers. This can be evidenced by the presence of
the Advocate inspected, prosecuted and even convicted for their profession, but in the
Advocates Act clearly and explicitly set the immunities under Article 16 of Law No. 18 Year
2003 on Advocate: "Advocates can't prosecuted both civil and criminal in carrying tugs
profession in good faith under on the interests of the defense of clients in court"