Supreme Court delays Judicial Commission's recommendations<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court will not immediately respond to the
\nrecommendations of the Judicial Commission to give administrative
\nsanctions to the judges of the West Java High Court who issued a
\ncontroversial ruling in relation to the Depok mayoral election
\ndispute.<\/p>\n
Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan said on Friday that
\nthe Supreme Court would focus on examining the High Court's
\nruling as part of a judicial review filed by the Depok General
\nElections Commission (KPUD Depok).<\/p>\n
\"The core of the problem is in the judicial review. We don't
\nwant to see the Judicial Commission's recommendations affecting
\nour decision over the judicial review. We'll prioritize the
\njudicial review, then solve other problems later,\" Bagir told
\nreporters.<\/p>\n
The Judicial Commission, which was set up recently to oversee
\nthe performance of the judges in the country and can recommend
\nsanctions against errant judges, issued last week recommendations
\nthat included a one-year suspension for the chief judge of the
\nWest Java High Court, Nana Juwana, and reprimand letters for the
\nfour other judges after they issued a controversial ruling in
\nsettling the Depok mayoral election dispute. This is the first
\ncase handled by the Judicial Commission.<\/p>\n
The judges last month annulled the victory of Prosperous
\nJustice Party candidate Nur Mahmudi Ismail in the June 26 Depok
\nmayoral election, and instead declared Golkar Party candidate
\nBadrul Kamal as the winner.<\/p>\n
The ruling has sparked anger among PKS supporters, and
\nprompted the KPUD Depok to file a judicial review of the ruling.<\/p>\n
The Judicial Commission said the West Java High Court judges
\ncommitted \"unprofessional conduct\" in settling the election
\ndispute, and recommended administrative sanctions for the judges.<\/p>\n
It is now up to the Supreme Court whether to follow through on
\nthe recommendations or not.<\/p>\n
Bagir said that the Supreme Court would carry out the
\nrecommendations of the Judicial Commission as long as it did not
\nthreaten freedom of judges to make decisions.<\/p>",
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