Ceasefire?
Conflict has erupted between the Supreme Court and the Judicial Commission. With neither side willing to back down, a team of mediators has been formed to resolve the dispute. LAST Tuesday, the Judicial Commission submitted the draft on Government Regulations Replacing Laws on the Amendments to the Judicial Commission Laws to the Minister of Justice & Human Rights, Hamid Awaludin. The document proposed amendments to certain provisions contained within the Judicial Commission Laws. One of the amendments gives the Commission the power to re-select Supreme Court (MA) justices who have already passed the stipulated retirement age. The draft has re-ignited conflict between the MA and the Judicial Commission. The conflict first erupted on December 19, 2005, when Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan ignored a summons from the Judicial Commission to undergo questioning regarding his involvement in the controversial Probosutedjo judicial bribery case. The Commission summoned Bagir as hea