He is known to have made a number of controversial decisions. Last January, Supreme Court judge Zaharuddin Utama, 67, found Rasminah, an elderly domestic staff, guilty of stealing six plates belonging to her employer. Before that, he sentenced Prita Mulyasari, accused of besmirching the reputation of Omni Internasional Hospital where she was a patient, to six years in prison and one year probation.

Last July, Zaharuddin was back being criticized