Serang – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said coordination between law enforcement institutions such as the Supreme Court, prosecutors, the National Police and his ministry – is a mess.

He said each institution must tear down walls and work together to treat people fairly. Coordination was important to reduce the severe punishments sometimes levied on petty criminals. "There has to be a paradigm shift so law can be enforced without violating human rights," Patrialis said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

There have been several cases where elderly people in villages were sentenced to months of imprisonment for small thefts, such as four cacao beans.