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Constitutional Court must speed up judicial reviews: Setara

Constitutional Court judges Arief Hidayat (center), Anwar Usman (left) and Maria Farida Indrati (right) preside over a hearing at the court in Jakarta on April 4. (Antara/M Agung Rajasa)

The Constitutional Court (MK) needs to improve its performance in handling judicial review requests to curb potential misconduct,  human rights watchdog Setara Institute has suggested. Ismail Hasani, the watchdog’s research director, said the longer it takes for the court to process a request, the greater the opportunity for collusion between plaintiffs and justices. He cited the bribery case of former ... Read More »