The Dark Tunnel Inside the Supreme Court

THE surprisingly quick decision on the divorce case review requested by celebrity Venna Melinda surprised Petrus Bala Pattyona. The attorney for Ivan Fadilla, Venna's ex-husband, described the decision's release as astonishing, for taking just 71 days. "Normally, a case review decision only comes out after two years, or even more," Petrus said on Tuesday last week.

Petrus revealed that a binding decision regarding Venna's divorce from Ivan had in fact been decided by the South Jakarta Religious Court in March two years ago. In the case, the judicial panel judged that the couple's assets, including a house and several cars, would be split between them. Custody of children was also given to both parties.