Farouk Arnaz – Feeling the heat following a public campaign to collect 1,000 pairs of sandals to mock a policeman who took a juvenile to court for petty theft, the National Police is no

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – First Brig. Simson Jones Sipayung is paying a high price for beating a 15-year-old boy who allegedly stole a fellow police officer's sandals.

Dozens of women in the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, collected hundreds of pairs of sandals, which they presented to the local police headquarters on Saturday.

Dessy Sagita – The Indonesian Council of Ulema on Monday said that the legal process against a teenager accused of stealing a pair of sandals is excessive and not in line with Islamic v

The election of law professor Eman Suparman and former politico Imam Ansori on Thursday to lead the Judicial Commission is a good step to bolster the troubled watchdog, say observers.

Rahmat & Agus Triyono – Sandals of all colors and sizes are rapidly accumulating as part of a nation-wide protest against a police officer who took a teenager to court for allegedly

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi – Residents of Palu, Central Sulawesi, have launched a "100 Sandals for Children" movement to support the 15-year-old boy facing five years' impr

Jakarta – Jakarta's penitentiaries are not conducive for rehabilitation, as life inside is all but ruled by money, activists said.

Jakarta – A former prisoner of Salemba penitentiary in Central Jakarta, Syarifudin S.

Constitutional Court (MK) chief Mahfud MD says that he has no objections to the Judicial Commission's (KY) authority to be able to tap into the phone calls of judges, a law which will b

Agus Triyono – Revealing that it had kept convicted Central Jakarta Commercial Court Judge Syarifudin Umar under surveillance for three years, the Judicial Commission says it has anothe

Agus Triyono – Supreme Court chairman Harfin A. Tumpa swore in six new judges on Wednesday to fill vacancies in the country's highest legal forum.

Four housewives from Jakarta are facing the prospects of five years' jail after they were caught playing an Indonesian version of poker on Wednesday.

Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry says that there will be 19 new penitentiaries in operation by 2012 to solve overcapacity problems in the country's jails.

Ronna Nirmala – Two men on trial for selling iPads without Indonesian-language manuals were acquitted of all charges by a panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesda

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court revived its authority on Tuesday after annulling the latest additions in the newly revised law that had limited its powers of judicial re

Jakarta – A recent research by the Judicial Commission and university researchers has found that many judges both at district and high courts level are still producing "poor" verdicts w

Jakarta – Anti-capital punishment activists and experts have urged the abolition of the death penalty as it is believed to undermine human dignity as well as failing to deliver a deterr

Ezra Syarief & Ulma Haryanto – Every defendant will be accompanied by a lawyer throughout the legal process, the House of Representatives promised with the passage of a legal aid la

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission said on Friday that the newly elected Supreme Court justices must break any ties with political parties to avoid conflicts of interest in

Bagus BT Saragih and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Senior Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Gayus Lumbuun was among six candidates elected as Supreme Court justic

Bagus BT Saragih – The nation's human rights body says the police are to blame for its failure to complete an examination of the murder case that convicted former antigraft czar Antasar

Jakarta – In a corrupt correctional system, nothing comes for free.

Jakarta – South Jakarta Prosecutors office chief Masyhudi says no new evidence has been presented in the Antasari case review that could prove the previous trial's panel of judges were

Jakarta – A weapons and ballistics expert testified in court on Thursday that two different guns were used to shoot Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, the director of PT Putra Rajawali Banjaran, in t

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Caught up in a child trafficking case, Mawar, a young girl just out of elementary school, was locked up for three months in Medaeng Surabaya jail.

Jakarta – A team of prosecutors say arguments and evidence presented by former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar in a hearing for a case review request are un

Anita Rachman & Dessy Sagita – With illegal behavior rampant at the country's jails, reports that a high-profile graft convict hid Rp 4 billion ($460,000) in cash while in jail came

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – Antasari Azhar presented new evidence supporting his case review request to the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, hoping to overturn his conviction for

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has demanded clarity over the sanctions for judges who commit misconduct in the amendment to the Judicial Commission Law.

Disgraced Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker Muhammad Misbakhun was released from prison on Thursday after receiving a two-month remission.

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Jakarta – Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto, the convicted murderer of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, received a remission of 9 months and 5 days as part of an annual nationwide p

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 Ant

Nivell Rayda – The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it had withdrawn its defamation claim against a member of the Judicial Commission, the body charged with overseeing the court s

Anita Rachman – The Judicial Commission could soon have the authority to demand the tapping of the phones of errant judges after the House of Representatives voiced its approval of the

Indra Harsaputra, Pamekasan – The Pamekasan District Court sentenced a woman to time served on Monday. Her crime was stealing a used sarong valued at Rp 3,000 (35 US cents).

Disgraced Prosperous Justice Party lawmaker Muhammad Misbakhun was spotted enjoying a day out of prison at a mall in South Jakarta on Wednesday.

Febriamy Hutapea – The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force said on Tuesday that it had found irregularities in the prosecution of a boy on trial for stealing a mosque's speakers.

Indra Harsaputra, Pamekasan – The law in Indonesia does not apply to "little people." Just for stealing a used sarong worth Rp 3,000 (about 35 US cents), Amirah, 30, a woman working as

Zaky Pawas & Dessy Sagita – The Jakarta Police have defended the now-controversial arrest of two men selling iPads, saying the pair was selling a large number of devices without pro

Ulma Haryanto – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation will hold a fundraiser Thursday night in an effort to shore up budget shortfalls.

Made Arya Kencana & Arientha Primanita, Denpasar – A row has broken out between anti-narcotics officials and authorities at Bali's Kerobokan Penitentiary following a riot on Saturda

Camelia Pasandaran – Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mahfud M.D.

Anita Rachman & Ulma Haryanto – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a revision of the 2003 Constitutional Court Law that will significantly curtail the bench's authority,

Anita Rachman – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed an amendment to the 2003 Constitutional Court Law, officially limiting the court's authority in the future to verdicts tha

June 16, 2011

Anita Rachman & Ulma Haryanto – The government and House of Representatives have agreed to a set of amendments that would effectively limit the powers of the Constitutional Court, a

The Judicial Commission (KY) has received 1,414 reports of judges violating their professional code of ethics in the past four months, a discussion revealed.

Agus Triyono – An internal investigation by the Supreme Court has found no other judges were involved in the bribery scandal that led to the arrest of Central Jakarta Court judge Syarif