The much-respected Constitutional Court on Monday received an award from the Malang-based Brawijaya University for being the most transparent judicial institution in the country.

"Judiciary processes in the Constitutional Court have been carried out openly and accountably," university rector Yogi Sugito said.

Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD said the court had received a number of awards from various institutions and would probably receive even more in the future because of its achievements.

"These awards force us to continue our accomplishments and to do our best to improve the court's ability to produce rulings that fulfill the public's sense of justice," he said.

This month, the Constitutional Court received a similar award from the Islamic University of Indonesia in Yogyakarta for "its consistency and its role in the judicial sector for the betterment of the nation."

Emerson Yuntho, who heads the judicial division of Indonesia Corruption Watch, said the awards were nothing new to the court as it has been able to maintain its reputation as a clean and professional establishment.

"So far, the court should be considered the best state institution due to its transparency and professionalism," he said.

The Constitutional Court had also received awards from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for its budget management transparency and from the Republic of Indonesia National Archive (ANRI) for its work managing state records.

Established in 2004, the court is seen as one of the most successful institutions to come out of the country's reform movement. Unlike regular judiciaries, the Constitutional Court does not charge parties who appear before them. The court has also managed to set up an online registration system. Its verdicts can be downloaded from its Web site, unlike regular courts, whose decisions often take months or years to be announced.

Amid the controversial dispute last year between the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on one hand and the Attorney General's Office and the National Police on the other, the Constitutional Court revealed the wiretapped phone conversations that pointed to an apparent plot to frame two KPK deputies.

That court session was widely televised and prompted the government to declare eliminating case brokers as a top priority. (Antara, JG)