Theater staged at court

Theater staged at court

JAKARTA (JP): A street theater performance took place on
Thursday in front of the South Jakarta District Court, while a
woman who had reported a corruption case was being tried on
defamation charges.

The show, titled Witness Suffers due to Court Mafia, was
staged by Tukul Theater and Indonesian Corruption Watch.

In the performance, an arrogant man in a black suit bearing
the title "Suspect" walked to and fro puffing smoke from a
cigarette, while "Witness" was put into a cage. A man in shabby
clothes with a torch in his hand suddenly appeared and shouted:
"Where is justice?"

The court is trying Maria Leonita Sri Chandra Harumi, who is
accused of defamation in connection with her reports of bribery
involving the Supreme Court's Director of Administration, Zainal
Agus.

On Thursday's hearing, the defendant's lawyer, I Wayan
Sudirta, asked the court to drop the case because the indictment
was not accurate.

The lawyer also read a letter signed by the chairman of the
National Ombudsman Commission, Antonius Sujata, who asked the
Attorney General's Office, an institution that used to coordinate
the Joint Anticorruption Team (TGPTPK), to protect witnesses who
report alleged corruption cases.

Maria has been sent to court for her report of alleged bribery
filed at the now-defunct Anticorruption Team.

Zainal was earlier taken to the court, but the case was
dismissed last month on the grounds that the team had been
dissolved before the trial started.