E-KTP Judge Transferred

Earlier this week, the judge that had been presiding over the trial of Andi Agustinus a.k.a. Andi Narogong (a suspect in the electronic identity card (E-KTP) graft case), Judge Jhon Halasan Butarbutar, received a promotion and thus became a High Judge of the Pontianak High Court in West Kalimantan. This news shocked many as the trial of Andi Narogong is still ongoing. Judge Jhon is regarded as a fierce judge as he loves to argue against the defendants of the corruption case that he’s presiding over, he did not even hesitate to reprimand the witnesses who he deemed problematic.

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