Supreme Time-Wasting

A revision of the Law on the Judicial Commission is more important than the Law on the Supreme Court. The selection of Supreme Court judges should be prioritized.

October 7, 2008

THE Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) should stop deliberating the Bill on the Supreme Court. Besides lacking urgency, this rushed review, giving an impression of a conspiracy behind closed doors, can create suspicion. The public might think there is a special agenda behind the expeditious making of a law, such as serving the interests of a particular group. There is concern that this could mean that the people’s hopes for trusted and r

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