CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRATIC INTEGRITY: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF ALLOWING EX-CORRUPTION CONVICTS IN INDONESIAN ELECTIONS
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Indonesia, as a country that protects the political rights of ex-corruption convicts, not only faces intense public scrutiny but also potential negative legal implications. This study aims to examine the legal implications of permitting ex-corruption convicts to participate in Indonesian elections by juxtaposing political rights with the broader consequences for political integrity and public trust. This study employs a normative legal research method supported by a statutory approach. Analysis of this study found that contrary to the shallow understanding of equality of opportunity, allowing ex-corruption convicts can actually damage the efforts to ensure wider political participation, as it can stifle the efforts of political regeneration by giving another chance to persons who have been proven in the court of law to lack integrity.
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