Tangerang court gets new chief

Tangerang court gets new chief

TANGERANG (JP): West Java High Court chief Padmadisastra has
installed Soebardi as the new Tangerang District Court chief,
replacing Soedardji who is being promoted to be a judge at the
Tanjung Karang High Court in Lampung.

Padmadisastra said at the installation ceremony Saturday that
court officers had to positively respond to reform in all sectors
as is now being demanded by the public.

Tangerang Regent Agus Djunara also urged law officers to
improve transparency, honesty and fairness related to the
increasing demands for total reform.

"There is no other choice. We should face the people's demands
with transparency and honesty," he said.

Soebardi, a former judge at the Central Jakarta District
Court, said that he would soon investigate alleged illegal
practices in his court.

"We will study the information about the illegal practices,"
he said.

The illegal practices allegedly conducted by the court
include, among other things, issuance of birth and heritage
certificates at a cost of between Rp 300,000 (US$26) and Rp
400,000 each. (41/jun)