Case against Yusril rejected

Case against Yusril rejected

JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court has rejected a
motion filed by a lawyer in a dispute with the now liquidated
Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Partners law firm, saying the motion has
no legal basis.

"The court rejects the motion and suggests the registrant file
a civil lawsuit," court chief Soedarto said in a letter dated
June 10, a copy of which was made available by an official to the
media at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on Thursday.

The letter was addressed to M. Soleh Amin, a lawyer
representing TM Luthfi Yazid, the law firm cofounder who demanded
the court order Yusron Ihza, the liquidator of the firm, to
present his report on the company's dissolution on March 26.

It remains unclear how the letter was obtained by the ministry
official.

Yusron is the brother of Yusril Ihza Mahendra, the justice and
human rights minister. Yusril, Yusron, Luthfi and Hidayat Achyar
established the law firm in 2001.

After parting with Luthfi last year, Yusron and Yusril founded
Ihza and Ihza law office.

Iskandar Sonhadji, Luthfi's other lawyer, questioned the
court's decision to leak information to Yusron about the court's
decision.

"The letter was supposed to be given only to us as the
registrant. I wonder how they (Yusron and company) could obtain
it," he said. -- JP