Commission probes gripes against judges

JAKARTA: More than three months after its official inauguration, the Judicial Commission has already received 268 complaints against members of the judiciary.

Commission chairman Busyro Muqqodas said on Friday that most of the complaints filed by the public focussed on unethical and unbecoming conduct on the part of judges.

"Some 90 percent of the cases concern judicial conduct," he said, adding that the seven-member Commission had already dealt with 35 cases.

He said that with the recruitment of more expert staff, the Commission would be able to speed up its work.

The Judicial Commission is mandated to supervise the country's court system, which critics say has long been plagued by endemic corruption. -- Detik.com