Mega yet to select ad hoc judges<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)
\nhas called on the President to speed up the appointment of judges
\nfor the ad hoc tribunal on human rights abuses in East Timor.<\/p>\n
Komnas HAM chairman Djoko Sugianto laid the blame Monday for
\nthe delayed establishment of the tribunal on the absence of a
\npresidential decree naming the judges.<\/p>\n
\"About a week ago, we (the Komnas HAM and the Supreme Court)
\nproposed 32 names for the post of ad hoc judges -- but the
\nPresident has yet to respond to it,\" Djoko told reporters after
\nmeeting with Chief Justice Bagir Manan at his office.<\/p>\n
The establishment of the much-awaited court has been postponed
\nseveral times by officials, citing administrative reasons. Bagir
\nsaid last week he expected the hearing to open in January.<\/p>\n
When asked whether the President's reluctance to address the
\nissue the decree contributed to the delay, Djoko said: \"You
\nshould ask (State\/Cabinet Secretary) Bambang Kesowo about this.\"<\/p>\n
The ad hoc tribunal is being formed to try people suspected of
\nhuman rights violations in the 1984 bloodshed at Tanjung Priok,
\nNorth Jakarta, and the 1999 post-ballot violence in East Timor.<\/p>\n
Several high ranking military officers have been named as
\nsuspects in the cases. --JP<\/p>",
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