More judges needed in Padang

PADANG, West Sumatra: The chief justice at Padang State Administrative Court, Suparno, said the area was still in desperate need of judges.

"The Padang court only has 10 judges who are divided into four committees, while the minimum is 15 judges for five committees," Suparno said.

He said a request for more judges had long been submitted but had yet to be granted.

"Maybe it's still being discussed and looked at," he said as quoted by Antara here Saturday.

He said that last year the court managed to conclude 292 of 336 cases. He said there were minor cases which the court also concluded, such as 7,918 traffic violations which resulted in fines totaling over Rp 114.8 million. (mds)