Supreme Court Deputy Justice faints at new justices' inauguration

The Jakarta Post   |  Tue, 12/30/2008 12:49 PM  |  National

Supreme Court Deputy Justice for Non-Judicial Affairs Harifin A. Tumpa collapsed at the inauguration ceremony of six new Supreme Court justices at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Kompas.com reported Tumpa, who is 66, lost consciousness just as he was about to begin the ceremony.

Events were suspended for a few minutes until the justice regained consciousness.

Apart from the six new justices, the Supreme Court had also installed five new high court judges for Bengkulu (Bengkulu), Mataram (East Nusa Tenggara), Jayapura (Papua), and Pekanbaru (Riau) at Tuesday's ceremony. (amr)

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