This bill is important in the international world in which technology has made it easier for the people to connect and to allow various crimes, such as cyber, terrorism, and money laundering, to occur
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Ratification of bill on Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) in Criminal Matters between Indonesia and Russia can eradicate transnational crimes, including corruption and money laundering, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly stated.

"The ratification of this bill can hopefully strengthen efforts to prevent and eradicate criminal acts, especially those that are transnational in nature, between Indonesia and Russia, which aligns with Indonesia's goal cited in the preamble to the 1945 Constitution," Laoly stated during a meeting here on Monday.

The minister opined that through this legal assistance agreement between Indonesia and Russia, the law enforcement mechanism will improve with the presence of a more resilient law foundation.

"This bill is important in the international world in which technology has made it easier for the people to connect and to allow various crimes, such as cyber, terrorism, and money laundering, to occur," he remarked.

According to Laoly, the government welcomes the completion of the bill and it will be taken to the House of Representatives' (DPR's) plenary meeting for the level II decision-making process.

Earlier, on Wednesday, the minister stressed that the MLA in the Criminal Matters Bill was deemed necessary in order to prevent transnational crimes that are on the rise along with interaction and cooperation among people.

Irresponsible individuals resort to this increasing interaction to commit crimes.

He noted that these criminals exploited the international system and legal loopholes that had a limited jurisdiction to catch the perpetrators.

The efforts to enforce the transnational law encountered a hurdle in the form of differences in the judicial system, so a regulation was deemed necessary to bridge that gap.

The House' Commission III approved the ratification of the bill on Treaty on MLA in Criminal Matters between Indonesia and Russia after heeding to inputs of various factions.

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