THE reduction by more than half in the sentence handed down to Pinangki Sirna Malasari, a prosecutor involved in Joko Tjandra’s case, shows the dilapidated state of the judicial system in this country. This case also strengthens suspicions that the justice mafia that has damaged every aspect of our law enforcement system is still widespread.

Pinangki was prosecuted for taking a bribe of around Rp7 billion from Ban...