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MA rejects recommendations to sanction judge Sarpin
The Supreme Court (MA) has decided to reject the Judicial Commission's (KY) recommendation regarding the alleged breach of ethics by South Jakarta District Court judge Sarpin Rizaldi
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he Supreme Court (MA) has decided to reject the Judicial Commission's (KY) recommendation regarding the alleged breach of ethics by South Jakarta District Court judge Sarpin Rizaldi.
"We have issued all of our recommendations in the letter. The letter is the result of a solid leadership decision, [which consists of] one opinion," said Supreme Court chief justice Hatta Ali on Wednesday as quoted by Antara news agency.
He added that the allegations directed at Sarpin involved judicial technicalities.
"The judicial technicality issue is the issue of the judge's independence, no one can intervene or interfere. Even myself as the Supreme Court chief justice cannot interfere with a case that is being handled by the court below," said Hatta.
Hatta asserted that MA did not find any violations that related to judicial technicalities.
"We didn't find any of that, especially violations that relate to judicial problems; there are none," said Hatta.
Previously, KY had sent recommendations to MA to impose punishment in the form of a suspension for six months to judge Sarpin after they found violations regarding his controversial decision on the pretrial hearing of the National Police deputy chairman Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan in February. (kes)(++++)
