Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has recommended six months' suspension for three judges who presided over the trial of former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar.

The recommendations, issued on Tuesday, will be submitted to the Supreme Court, Judicial Commission deputy chairman Imam Anshori said Wednesday. The three judges in question are Herry Swantoro, Ibnu Prasetyo and Nugroho Setiadji.

Imam said the commission had recommended that the three judges be suspended for six months. However, he declined to provide details on the ethical violations committed by the judges. According to rumors, the three judges ignored evidence from forensics, ballistics and IT experts in issuing their verdict.

Antasari was sentenced to 18 years in prison by South Jakarta District Court for allegedly masterminding the murder of state-owned enterprise director Nasrudin Zulkarnaen.

The verdict has been upheld in two appeals at the Jakarta High Court and the Supreme Court. Antasari has subsequently filed for a case review.