Just three days after his inauguration as the Minister of Justice & Human Rights, Pak Lopa issued a declaration on 12 February, arising cynicism and hope for a clean judicial system. Let's hope that he will go further than just making the declaration.

The MPR Decree No.VIII/MPR/2000 and Law No. 35/1999 have explicitly determined the full shift of judges' supervision from the Justice & Human Rights Ministry to the Supreme Court in five years' t