The Black Robes Strike Back

After revealing a bribery practice by a judge, a lawyer was banned from practicing and charged with violating the lawyers’ code of ethics.

January 28, 2003

THE series of blows continues against Wawan Iriawan, the lawyer who revealed a bribery scandal involving judge Torang H. Tampubolon at the South Jakarta District Court. Granted, it was not as grave as a kidnap or murder threat, yet as the bribery scandal he reported to the authorities is still in process, Wawan is now being attacked from all sides. The blows are confirming the impression of how difficult it is to uncover collusion practices among

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