Lawyer Involvement in Corruption Case
In the beginning, Lawyer was a name for the people of ancient Athens. In ancient Athens, every guilty person was immediately sentenced by the King as he wished, without being based on considerations. It was this that moved the hearts of lawyers to defend everyone guilty at that time, with the reason that justice was created for the community.
Therefore, lawyers are appointed by the kingdom as defenders of litigants, and these lawyers do not ask for payment from those he defends. he works for the will of his conscience in the hope of creating justice in society. Then it became a habit for the people at that time, that defenders of litigants were called lawyers.
The lawyer will represent his client in a case and the lawyer will be a legal advisor or a defender of the suspect or defendant. Defending in the sense of defending the interests of the law and fulfilling the rights of a person as a suspect/defendant so that in the examination the legal process can be upheld by statutory regulations. And lawyers are the noblest work, he called Lawyers as a noble profession because lawyers dedicate themselves and their obligations to the interests of society and not solely because of their interests. Lawyers also participate in upholding human rights without compensation or in return.
Regarding the purpose of the code of ethics, Subekti considers that the function and purpose of the code of ethics are to uphold the dignity of the profession and maintain … Read More