JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto admitted that he only understands how heavy the workload and mandate they carry are considering that judges sometimes have to handle hundreds or even millions of cases at all times.
"Sorry, for all my life I have been in the execution sector, the implementing sector. I am the perpetrator. Sometimes, we are the perpetrators, we consider that the law is something that is easy to enforce, easy to implement," said President Prabowo when giving a speech at the Special Session of the Supreme Court Annual Report (MA) in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 19, which was confiscated by Antara.
The President continued after hearing reports from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sunarto, he then understood how difficult a judge's job was.
"Thank you for this invitation, I feel that I learned the most today. (I) understand and understand the dimensions, workload, that judges must handle, consider, study, and decide hundreds of cases. Per judge hundreds of cases, millions of cases that you handle," said Prabowo.
Therefore, the President also stated that he as a former soldier has a tradition of respecting judges throughout Indonesia. Prabowo conveyed this while showing respect for the judges.
"The burden of you is very heavy because every one of our people depends on your decisions. Our people hope for justice. Moreover, our people are the weakest, the poorest, and the least helpless, the last place they seek justice is to the judges," continued Prabowo.
Therefore, the President is determined to sit down with the legislature looking for ways to improve the quality of life of judges.
"I am determined to cooperate with the legislature, we will discuss how we must improve the quality of life of all judges," said President Prabowo.
The Special Plenary Session of the Annual Report of the Supreme Court is a routine agenda held by the Supreme Court. This activity is a form of accountability for the performance of the Supreme Court over the past year to the public.
In this year's report, the Supreme Court raised the theme "With Integrity, Quality Justice".
At the event, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Sunarto delivered a speech on the Supreme Court's annual report, including achievements, number of break-up cases, the remaining number of cases, and the achievements of the Supreme Court during the last year period.
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