KPK seeks regional antigraft courts

KPK seeks regional antigraft courts

JAKARTA: The powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has
urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to go ahead and to set
up antigraft courts in the regions.

In a report, the commission said the courts needed to be set
up at the provincial level to hear cases of corruption, which
were widespread across the country.

The first antigraft court has been established in Jakarta and
more are expected to be set up in several main centers.

The KPK said the establishment of anti-graft courts at the
provincial level would meet the principle of equality before the
law. The regional courts were mandated in leglisation setting up
the commission. -- JP