TWO weeks ago, Supreme Court Chief Justice, Bagir Manan, announced that members of the panel of judges reviewing the Tommy Suharto case had submitted their resignation.

The resignations are linked to rumors of bribery involving the three judges in the caseDjoko Sarwoko, German Hoediarto and Arbijoto.

In the interest of protecting the reputation of the Supreme Court, and to avoid being trapped in rumors about bribery, we ask that we be allowed to