Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) reveals that there have been 40 acquittals of corruption defendants by regional anti-corruption courts since their establishment.

Emerson Yuntho of the ICW said that the recorded 40 acquittals consisted of four cases in the Bandung court, one in Semarang, fourteen in Samarinda and 21 in Surabaya.

He said that the abundance of graft defendants able to walk free of charges should be a concern to the Law and Human Rights Ministry.

He added that he was worried the trend would increase following tighter issuance of remission and parole for convicted corruptors.

According to Emerson, special treatment for corruption convicts did not only occur in courts but was also evident in prisons, where there are separate cells for corruptors.

"I don't understand why they have special cell for corruptors. Why not put them together [with other prisoners]?" he said Saturday, as quoted by kompas.com.