Supreme Court selects 27 ad hoc corruption judges

Source : thejakartapost.com

The Supreme Court has selected 27 ad hoc judges that will hear corruption cases in seven provinces across the country.

Spokesman for the Supreme Court Hatta Ali, said Wednesday that 19 judges would serve at the district level in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Palembang, Samarinda and Makassar and four from each region would hear appeal cases at the provincial high court and the Supreme Court.

“The number of judges is too small compared to the number of graft cases they will hear. We only managed to select 27 judges due to a lack of human resources,” Hatta told Antara state news agency.

He said that another round of selections would be conducted in the near future.

The 2009 Corruption Court Law mandates the formation of a corruption court in all regencies and municipalities across the country. The court falls under the supervision of the local district court.