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JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The Supreme Court (MA) has decided not to punish the court’s director general of general courts, Herri Swantoro, the immediate superior of Manado High Court chief justice Sudiwardono, who was recently arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for bribery. The court said that Herri had carried out his official duty of guiding and monitoring all high court chief justices, including Sudiwardono.

Center for Anti-Corruption Studies researcher Oce Madrilat Gadjah Mada University (UGM) said that the decision reflected the high tendency among MA officials to shield one another from legal consequences. As a result, it would be difficult to effectively implement the MA Chief’s edict of Sept. 11, which was issued as an effort to eradicate the illicit practices within the judiciary that had led to the arrests of many court officials.

“The edict was good and it was a brave initiative. However, it will be difficult to implement and it does not prove the MA’s anti-corruption commitment. The policy’s implementation highly depends on the political will of MA officials,” Oce said on Monday (9/10/2017).

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