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Politics 1 week ago
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Activists’ acquittal of riot incitement hailed as democratic win
Human rights activists call the ruling to acquit four activists of incitement charges surrounding the nationwide riots in August 2025 to become a precedent for hundreds of other activists and protesters who are still facing prosecution.
Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago
Hong Kong court overturns China critic Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction in rare legal victory
Judges Jeremy Poon, Anthea Pang, and Derek Pang said in the judgement that they allowed the appeal from Lai, and another defendant in the case, to proceed, as a lower court judge had "erred".
Politics 10 months ago
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Judges in Surabaya murder acquittal sent to jail for bribery
Two judges each received a seven-year prison sentence, while the third judge received 10 years, for accepting bribes totaling Rp 4.6 billion (US$278,459) to acquit a former lawmaker’s son from all charges in a murder case in Surabaya, East Java.
Politics 1 year ago
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AGO arrests former court head for bribery related to Surabaya murder acquittal
Former Surabaya District Court head Rudi Suparmono allegedly accepted at least S$60,000 for his roles in the acquittal of a murder charge against defendant Gregorius Ronald Tannur in a high-profile murder case in the East Java capital city.
Politics 1 year ago
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AGO rearrests ex-lawmaker's son after top court annuls Surabaya murder acquittal
The Supreme Court has overturned Ronald's acquittal in the latest developments related to the October 2023 murder of his girlfriend Dini, which have unraveled a convoluted web of bribery implicating at least three district court judges, Ronald's lawyer as well as a former high-ranking court official, and possibly an appellate justice at the country's top court.
Politics 1 year ago
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Ex-Supreme Court official arrested for bribery over Surabaya murder acquittal
Zarof Ricar, a retired Supreme Court high-ranking official, allegedly asked for at least Rp 5 billion (US$318,570) from the lawyer of a former lawmaker's son Gregorius Ronald Tannur, in exchange for upholding the defendant's acquittal in a murder case occurring in Surabaya, East Java in 2023.
