Dark Clouds over Our Judiciary
The latest arrest operation by the KPK is the most comprehensive in the history of the Indonesian judiciary. All elements of the judicature are involved. Judges, lawyers and the court clerk. That is the triangle of the most important actors in our justice system.
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Suspect Iswahyu Widodo, a judge of the South Jakarta District Court, wears a detainee jacket after being quizzed by investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta on Thursday (29/11/2018). Iswahyu and four other people were apprehended in an operation across South Jakarta. Iswahyu is believed to have accepted bribes in connection with a civil case he was handling.
Six people, including two judges, two lawyers and a court clerk, were arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in an operation from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The latest arrest operation by the KPK is the most comprehensive in the history of the Indonesian judiciary. All elements of the judicature are involved. Judges, lawyers and the court clerk. That is the triangle of the most important actors in our justice system. We appreciate the work of the KPK, which continues to try to clean Indonesia from corruption.