With the Supreme Court’s judicial mafia, when one branch is lopped off, another 10 grow in its place. It needs to be comprehensively cleaned up.

The three judges who acquitted Ronald Tannur often reported for ethics violations. Their bank accounts show transactions amounting to the billions.

The Rp920 billion found in Zarof Ricar’s house is suspected of being related to arranging court case verdicts. The Corruption Eradication Commission once detected his corrupt exploits.

Judicial Commission Chair Amzulian Rifai on the corruption in judicial institution involving judges.

The contest for the selection of the Supreme Court Chief Justice is heating up. There are indications it is riddled with the interests of the government and tycoons.

The DPR rejected all candidates for Supreme Court and ad hoc human rights justices put forward by the Judicial Commission. There needs to be transparency in the selection process.

Commission III of the House of Representatives rejected all the Supreme Court judge candidates proposed by the Judicial Commission. The rejection allegedly was due to their favored candidate failed to pass.

Deputy VI for Regional Development and Spatial Planning Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, Susiwijono Moegiarso, explains the development of national strategic projects, their economic benefits and impact on the environment.

Jokowi allegedly tries to thwart Anies Baswedan’s candidacy in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. There are efforts to include Kaesang in the 2024 regional head elections.

Alleged ethical violations by Supreme Court justices who were treated to a meal by an attorney underlines the sorry state of our judicial system. The Judicial Commission is weak.

A lawyer from Surabaya is mentioned in a report on ethical violations by judges submitted to the Judicial Commission. The lawyer’s name also appears in the corruption case of the Supreme Court judge.

The Supreme Court denied that a lawyer in Surabaya entertained one of its judges. The incidents allegedly took place in 2021 and 2024.

Corruption is spreading through the Indonesian legal system. This is illustrated by the case involving the Supreme Court secretary.

A defendant of the Supreme Court justice bribery case is allegedly subjected to extortion by someone claiming to represent the leadership of the KPK. The name Firli Bahuri is also implicated.

A capsule of weekly news ranging from Supreme Court’s rejection of the President and Environment Minister’s cassation appeal in the air pollution case to the progress of the ITE Law revision.

Lawu Agung Mining is suspected of selling illegal nickel from the Mandiodo Block using fake documents. Investigators are exploring Antam’s role.

A letter by a high school student on how he sees national education reform.

Galumbang Menak Simanjuntak is a key player in conceptualizing the 4G BTS tower project. He has a considerable influence at the communication and informatics ministry.

The name of Puan Maharani’s husband, Hapsoro Sukmonohadi or Happy, appeared in connection with the BTS tower project of the communication and informatics ministry.

The naming of yet another Supreme Court secretary as a suspect only confirms the ramshackle state of our judicial system. A complete overhaul of the oversight mechanism is needed.