Stay Within the Constitution

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Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto (left) gives information to the media at his office in Jakarta on Wednesday (12/7). Wiranto discussed the issuance of the Law No. 2 of 2017 in lieu of Law No. 17 of 2013 on mass organizations. The new law is being issued to maintain unity.

The step of President Joko Widodo to issue a Government Regulation in lieu of the Law No. 2 of 2017 (Perppu), which revises the Law on Mass Organizations, has raised issues of pros and cons in the community.

The substance of Government Regulation in lieu of the Law No. 2/2017 makes it easier for the government to impose administrative sanctions on organizations that are considered to contradict Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. The administrative sanctions are in the form of revocations of registered certificates and revocations of legal entity status preceded by a written warning.