The Legal Mantra: How Errors Disappear

In modern Indonesia, the roles of law become increasingly contradictory. What should protect the weak turns into a tool for those in power. Agam Rea Muslivani discusses how law, instead of being an instrument of justice, often becomes an excuse for authority. He argues that rather than serving citizens, the law often caters to the interests of the elite, turning into an administrative tool. As the old Indonesian saying goes, the law is not a magic spell that can turn black into white or falsehoods into truths. Muslivani emphasizes that in the current environment, the legal mantra leads to injustice and a lack of genuine accountability. This results in whole generations of leaders becoming indifferent to the suffering of their compatriots. Instead of addressing public needs and moral obligations, leaders are most adept at exploiting legislative loopholes. Consequently, public critique weakens, and law becomes a wall that separates the elite from the people…