Collusion comments must stop

Collusion comments must stop

JAKARTA (JP): A senior member of the House of Representatives
advised whistle-blowing justices yesterday to stop commenting on
alleged corruption in the Supreme Court.

A.A. Oka Mahendra from the ruling Golkar faction warned that
pronouncements on corruption would only confuse the public and
tarnish the Court's image.

"Justices are very respected figures who should be careful in
making remarks so that they will not mislead the public," Oka
argued.

Oka was referring to Justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto, a judge who
has relentlessly sought to unearth corruption in the Supreme
Court.

Adi sparked more controversy last week when he addressed a
seminar at the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute. He accused Chief
Justice Soerjono of covering up a bribery scandal.

Adi was reprimanded by Soerjono for publicly accusing some
justices of colluding with a defendant in a dispute over land
acquisition for the Gandhi Memorial School project in Jakarta.
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