Justice Most Foul

Three Supreme Court justices are on trial for allegedly having accepted bribes. However, their accuser, Endin, who has been bestowed the Lopa award, is being accused of slander.

July 24, 2001

Whatever the outcome, the above cases involving the trial of alleged judicial bribery, are history in the making for Indonesian law. Although it is widely believed that Indonesian courts are frequently subject to court-mafia and judicial bribing, this is the first time in 10 years that a case involving judicial bribery has been brought to court. The rank of the judges on trial for allegedly accepting bribes adds gravity to the matter. All thre...

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