Rotten Eggs in the Basket
President Abdurrahman ‘Gus Dur’ Wahid has just selected the new deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court. But it seems the position of chief justice will remain vacant for some time, possibly creating a new conflict between the elite.
December 26, 2000
WHEN the House of Representatives (DPR) was in the process of deciding on candidates to fill the position of Supreme Court chief justice, the mass media created a stir when it ran community service advertisements that stressing the importance of the post. Some people describe it as carefully choosing your egg. You wouldn’t want to be stuck with a rotten egg, let alone a Supreme Court chief justice who’s equally, or possibly more, rott
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