LITIGATION TRANSFORMATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORT IN INDONESIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Article Info Abstract The Covid 19 pandemic has accelerated digitization in all aspects of life. As an effort to deal with its spread, the legal realm has also transformed. The implementation of remote litigations during the Covid-19 pandemic has begun to take effect in line with the government's appeal for Physical/ Social distance. The litigations used the support of the internet network or known as e-litigation. It is nothing new in the world because previously developed countries, such as the United States, have used this method beforehand. The implementation of e-litigation in Indonesia is undoubtedly different from other developed countries that are technologically ready. The implementation of e-litigation is a development of the previously implemented e-court program. This study examined the ins and outs of virtual litigations during the pandemic with all the regulations that assist them. The research used normative and empirical juridical methods that provide explanations so that it can be used as an evaluation of implementation during the pandemic period and towards the new normal era. The secondary data were taken from the primary materials from the regulations that apply during the pandemic and the new normal era. In addition, the secondary materials used were also from journals, books, and other literacy sources. The results of this paper can be used as a reference for further research on the transformation of law enforcement that puts forward the modernization of technology and information in fulfilling justice and social welfare Keyword: covid-19; transformation; e-litigation; new normal

In any case, law enforcement must still be implemented. Ariyanti (2019) wrote that law enforcement is a form of obligation carried out by the state as an effort to protect its citizens. This is a form of upholding the values of truth and justice. From this article, it means that during the Covid-19 pandemic and the new normal, everything related to litigations must also be enforced. The postponement of litigations without knowing when the virus outbreak will end causes legal delays for justice prosecutors. Therefore, there must be an effort to innovate the development of a safe litigation model and a predetermined time period.
The resolution of problems through the courts is required to be fast and simple. The principles of justice are simple, fast, and low cost. These three principles are contained in the law, which is also regulated by judicial power so that it shows an important role in upholding these principles in the justice system in Indonesia (Alim, 2011). With the government's appeal to stay at home and physical/social distancing, it will hamper the court's work. From that basis, innovation must be carried out because the legal process for a case in court must be handled as soon as possible. This temporary form of e-litigation is the most appropriate solution. The parties did not come directly to the court, and it suppressed the spread of Covid-19.
The implementation of e-litigation as a complement to e-court, which was carried out several years before the pandemic, is a breakthrough by the Supreme Court in dealing with the global Corona outbreak situation. Justice will continue to run in its handling while obeying the government's program to deal with the pandemic. Indonesia uses the role of technology in the trial, but it also applies in other countries. In Lumbanraja's writing (2020), it can be concluded that America has undergone a change in the litigation method since early 2000. In 1998, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts reported that trials using the video conference model were used by dozens of courts in various states. The virtual litigation was carried out for various purposes, such as: providing witness statements, court examinations by judges, as well as counseling conducted at various different locations.
In this paper, we will discuss the implementation of e-litigation during the pandemic and new normal in Indonesia. In addition, the rules that underlie the implementation of the e-litigation are also analyzed so that even in an epidemic, the community still gets guaranteed law enforcement to create a prosperous life.

Methodology
The research method used was normative juridical. In conducting the research, the authors collected secondary data in primary and secondary legal materials by conducting a literature study.
In addition, interviews were also conducted by the authors on the respondents from the Semarang Prison and the Brebes District Attorney's Office. The interviews were conducted virtually with results which could support primary legal materials.

Discussions Early implementation of remote litigation
The implementation of virtual/remote litigation in Indonesia has been carried out. In 2002, the South Jakarta District Court conducted remote litigation for the Buloggate corruption case. The criminal case litigation was on behalf of the defendant Rahardi Ramelan based on the Letter of Determination Number: 354/Pid.B/2002/PN.South Jakarta. In the agenda for the litigation of witness testimony, B.J. Habibie gave his testimony as a witness conducted remotely from Hamburg, Germany.
The virtual litigation with the other case carried out long before the Covid-19 pandemic was the case of the e-KTP project. Paulus Tannos, President Director of PT Sandipala Arthaputra, was unable to attend the litigation conducted by the Jakarta corruption court. Given these circumstances, the litigation continued to take place in a virtual way to hear the statements delivered by Paulus Tannos from the Maxwell Chamber, Singapore's arbitration building.
The two case examples above illustrate that technology can circumvent direct absenteeism through e-litigation. The success and experience of conducting remote litigations can be further developed more massively. During the new normal period, with a surge in the cases of positive Covid-19 patients that have not subsided, e-litigation can make a litigation model innovation while prioritizing health. In the future, the e-litigation method can also be applied in line with normal (offline) litigations. The variation of the existing litigation model is an effort to carry out law enforcement that is constantly improving for the better and adapting to the times.
The Constitutional Court Regulations, before the Covid-19 world outbreak, also had regulations for accepting case requests conventionally (face to face), electronically/online, and remote examination via video conference. The statement refers to the Regulation of the Constitutional Court Number 18 of 2009 concerning Guidelines for Electronic Filing and Video Conference Examination ("PMK 18/2009"). Various agencies that support each other certainly implement e-litigation achieved smoothly.

e-Court in Indonesia
Before the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the courts were familiar with e-Court. Presenting to realize the efficiency of court administration services, the e-Court system is equipped with various features, such as: e-Filing, e-Payment, e-Summons, and documentation for court documents. With these complete features, it is a form of effectiveness as an effort to simplify the long and winding path of a bureaucracy for justice seekers (Iqbal et al., 2019). Prosecutor's Office, and the BAS are included in law enforcement institutions. According to Wahyudi (2012), a justice with good existing regulations in the laws but without the support of good law enforcement officers is just wishful thinking. Apart from the polemic of e-litigation in deciding cases, virtual litigation is an actual implementation as an effort to enforce the law. Law enforcement is an effort to make law in a narrow formal sense as well as a broad material sense, which is used as a guide in behaving in every legal act by the subjects concerned or law enforcement officials who officially have the duties and authorities by law in order to guarantee legal norms that apply in society and the state. (Asshiddiqie, J., 2010). The article confirms that the law enforcers who have duties and authorities, such as prosecutors, judges, or law officials, are obliged to maintain the existing rules. Then, the implementation of e-litigation that is effectively implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic requires higher rules in the legal order of the Republic of Indonesia to be a strong legal basis.

Conclusions
From the explanations above, it can be concluded that the use of e-litigation is the right step so that the enforcement of justice does not drag on. Not only to suppress the high spread of Covid-19, but e-litigation is also in line with the times in the 4.0 era, prioritizing the use of technology in all fields. Apart from the shortcomings of e-litigation, every change will definitely have pros and cons. With the existing weaknesses, it is recommended that a legal umbrella or law regarding e-litigation be made immediately. When the legal rules for conducting e-litigation have been established, the courts under the Supreme Court will no longer hesitate or be awkward in carrying out e-litigation. The most undesirable thing is the time delay in delivering justice. When waiting for the epidemic to end, it will only get uncertain. In addition, according to the authors, the judiciary in Indonesia must be familiar with the application of the litigation using the remote method so that it does not rule out the possibility, such as the cases that have been presented in the discussion, that witnesses can provide statements from other countries. In the end, the use of technology and information that always experiences developments in the implementation of e-litigation must also be accompanied by supporting regulations.