Over the years, the South Jakarta District Court has been able to maintain its reputation as a peculiar court. Almost all prestigious and irrational cases are heard by them, but this also means that all problems gather there. In a humorous manner, we have witnessed the parties in the case chasing the judge in the courthouse, in another matter, this court has shaken the Indonesian legal world through pre-trial decisions that are often considered to favor corruptors. Most recently, the same court annulled the suspect status in a case of alleged corruption determined by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against the notorious Sahbirin Noor, former governor of South Kalimantan. But before Sahbirin, or Paman Birin as he was familiarly known, many had managed to avoid the law through pre-trials.To subscribe please click here
