Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto revealed the reason why the government raised judges' salaries by 280 percent. According to Prabowo, this step was taken so that the judiciary would not easily be infiltrated by bribery and injustice.
In his speech at the Attorney General's Office, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Prabowo admitted that he actually wanted to raise judges' salaries by 300 percent. However, the proposal was corrected by the Minister of Finance.
"I want 300 percent, but the Minister of Finance only agreed to 280 percent," said Prabowo, greeted with laughter from the audience.
Prabowo admitted that he had received a report from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that the income of Indonesian judges was now even higher than that of Malaysia and Singapore for certain levels.
However, for Prabowo, the crux of the matter is not about prestige, but strengthening the integrity of the judicial institution.
"The problems of corruption and injustice must be resolved in the judiciary," he said.
He emphasized that judges must be respected, properly selected, and given a decent income so that they are not easily bribed.
In addition to salaries, Prabowo also ordered the construction of a residence for judges. He admitted that he only knew that many judges only received rent money of around IDR 1.5 million per month, even though they often changed assignments to various areas.
Prabowo said the government would also seek funds to increase the income of clerks and other court employees.
"We must respect the judges, but their decisions will also be judged by the people," he said.
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