Central Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office, High Court, and Prisons Directorate Agree on Electronic Trials
The Central Sulawesi High Prosecutor’s Office, the Central Sulawesi High Court, and the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) have signed a cooperation agreement to implement electronic trials. The agreement was signed by Head of the Central Sulawesi High Prosecutor’s Office Zullikar Tanjung, Chief Justice of the Central Sulawesi High Court Aroziduhu Waruwu, and Head of the Central Sulawesi Regional Office of Ditjenpas Herman Mulawarman.
Zullikar Tanjung stated in Palu on Friday that electronic trials are part of the digital transformation of the national criminal justice system, aimed at increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of case handling. ‘The use of information technology is the answer to various challenges, including geographical constraints, so that the judicial process can take place more quickly, simply, and at a low cost without reducing the protection of the rights of justice seekers,’ he said.
He instructed all district prosecutor’s offices within the jurisdiction of Central Sulawesi to support the implementation of electronic trials by strengthening coordination with district courts, correctional institutions, and state detention centres. He emphasised that the signing of the agreement is not merely an administrative formality, but a shared commitment to delivering judicial services that are faster, more efficient, and secure, while still guaranteeing the rights of inmates.
Tanjung confirmed his office’s readiness to provide facilities, infrastructure, and technical support to ensure the optimal implementation of electronic trials across all Technical Implementation Units of the Corrections system in Central Sulawesi. The Directorate General of Corrections for Central Sulawesi will also optimise the implementation of electronic trials in all correctional institutions, detention centres, and special juvenile correctional institutions in the region.
Herman Mulawarman stated that inter-agency collaboration is key to delivering higher quality legal services to the community. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Aroziduhu Waruwu noted that the success of implementing electronic trials depends not only on regulations but also on the readiness of infrastructure and human resources in each institution. ‘This collaboration must be followed by improvements in the quality of supporting facilities and the competence of human resources so that the implementation of electronic trials runs effectively, provides legal certainty, and fulfils the sense of justice for all justice seekers,’ he said.