Bowing to Pressure

The judicial panel members reviewing the Tommy Suharto case resigned en masse. Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan has formed a new team to review the case.

May 31, 2005

EVERYONE has their limit. And after four months of deliberating Tommy Suhartos request for judicial review, Justice Djoko Sarwoko has finally succumbed to the pressure. In April, Djoko resigned from the judicial panel. Since I began working on this case, I have had no energy, said the judge, who boasts 25 years of judicial experience. External pressure is very visible and strong, said Djoko, referring to the constant attempts by external parties

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