Legal Aid Arrangement for Police and Police Family in Indonesia

Legal Aid is any effort, attempt, activity in order to help resolving legal cases that coveractivities that provide help, advice and legal consultation either through the judiciary or outside the judiciary. In fact, RI Law no. 2 of 2002 on the Police of the Republic of Indonesia (POLRI) in Article 26 paragraph (1) "Every Member of the Police of the Republic of Indonesia shall receive a wage and other rights that are fair and proper"; And (2) "The provisions concerning salaries and other rights referred to in paragraph (1) it shall be further regulated by Government Regulation". However, the provision of legal aid for Police and Police Family is a constitutional right so that there is a void of norms and dissynchronization vertically, the authors propose in the RI Law about the next Police of the Republic of Indonesia (POLRI) regulated in Article 26 paragraph (2) whose substance is "Every Police officer and the Police Family shall be entitled to the care and service of the Legal Aid service in the judiciary and outside the judiciary". Therefore, it can be done through formulation policy of legal aid to Article 26 paragraph (1), paragraph (2) RI Law number 2 of 2002 on the Police of the Republic of Indonesia (POLRI). Furthermore, Police officers and their family members may obtain legal aid and official service from the POLRI, thus providing the fulfillment of Human Rights, justice and legal certainty, the fulfillment of constitutional rights, legal protection and equality of positions within the law. The provision of legal aid by the Police of the Republic of Indonesia (POLRI) to Police Officers and Police Families aims to improve the welfare of the Police officers, since the form of welfare is not only in the form of material, but also in the form of peace of mind, tranquility and inner satisfaction in the performance of duties (pelaksanaan tugas) because there are guarantees of legal protection and the provision of legal aid from the POLRI institution, if it gets or deals with legal matters. It needs to know that the provision of legal aid by the POLRI is not merely given from the POLRI service, considering the right of Police officers and the Police family to use or not to use legal aid rights.