Court settles backlog of cases

SERANG, Banten: Supreme Court chief Bagir Manan said on Thursday his office had managed to settle almost all of the outstanding cases that had piled up over the years.

"Out of the backlog of more than 6,700 cases, we've managed to settle 6,200 in 2004. It means that we had to work hard to settle more than 500 cases per month," he said.

Bagir said he hoped there would be no more backlogs in the future, so people would be able to see justice done easily and in a timely fashion from the Supreme Court.

The backlogs of cases create opportunities for corruption and collusion involving officials and people seeking justice, he added.

"We believe we will be able to quickly settle the remaining 500 cases and we hope the corruption and collusion that took place in the past will not recur in the court," Bagir said. --Antara