NORMATIVE AMBIGUITY IN LEGAL ASSISTANCE BY STATE ATTORNEYS: CHALLENGES IN PREVENTING CORRUPTION IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Keywords:
Corruption Prevention, JPN Authority, Legal Assistance, State Attorney,, Vagueness of Norms.Abstract
National development is a strategic instrument to achieve public welfare as mandated by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. However, large-scale infrastructure and public procurement projects remain highly vulnerable to corruption and budget misappropriation. The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, through the State Attorney (Jaksa Pengacara Negara - JPN), holds a vital mandate in providing legal assistance as a preventive instrument. Despite its significance, the current legal construction of JPN's authority is hindered by regulatory uncertainties. This research aims to analyze the normative construction of JPN's authority in legal assistance for development projects and to formulate strategies for optimizing this role as an effective preventive measure against corruption. The research employs a normative juridical method with a statutory and conceptual approach, utilizing primary and secondary legal materials through qualitative-descriptive analysis. The findings reveal a significant vagueness of norms (vague norm) within internal regulations, particularly concerning the definitive starting point of legal assistance. This uncertainty causes JPN to adopt a passive and reactive stance, only intervening upon receiving formal requests from government agencies, which often occurs after the crucial planning stage. Consequently, the preventive function fails to mitigate risks during the high-risk pre-contract phase. The research concludes that a regulatory reconstruction is essential to establish a more proactive and mandatory legal assistance framework for strategic projects. This optimization would provide legal certainty, protect project executors from administrative errors, and ensure the integrity of state finances by closing loopholes for corruption since the project's inception.
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