Judicial Commission to probe Depok case

Judicial Commission to probe Depok case

JAKARTA: The newly installed Judicial Commission said on
Friday it would launch an inquiry into judges of the West Java
High Court over the latter's recent controversial ruling on the
Depok mayoral election dispute.

Commission chairman Irawadi Yunus said that the commission had
received the copy of the high court's ruling annulling the
results that gave victory of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)
candidate Nur Mahmudi Ismail in West Java's June Depok mayoral
election, and instead declaring Golkar Party candidate Badrul
Kamal to be the winner.

The ruling, which is final and binding, has sparked widespread
protest among PKS supporters.

But Irawadi said that the commission had no authority to
revoke the court's ruling as its mandate was purely to supervise
the performance of judges in the country. -- JP