Burning the Bridge

The Constitutional Court is soon to review a law originally drafted to 'save' that Court. A potential for conflict of interst.

February 11, 2014

PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's past concerns have now materialized. His efforts to preserve the standing of the Constitutional Court after its chief justice, Akil Mochtar, was arrested for corruption, have led to a series of lawsuits. Earlier, a direct 'attack' had been launched against the president's 'savior' regulation in lieu of a law (perpu) on the Constitutional Court once it was issued. However, once the regulation became Law No. 4/2014, th

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