6 Months Past The Selection Process, The Judicial Commission Finally Proposes 8 Names Of Candidates For Supreme Court Justices To The DPR

Screenshot of the Indonesian Judicial Commission proposing eight Supreme Court Justice Candidates for 2021-2022 (Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Judicial Commission (KY) has proposed eight Supreme Court Justice Candidates for 2021-2022, who passed the final selection, to the House of Representatives (DPR) for further fit and proper tests.

"This selection took a long time, namely six months because the Judicial Commission maintains and prioritizes the precautionary principle," said the member of the Judicial Commission and Chair of the Recruitment Division for Judges Siti Nurdjanah in Jakarta as reported by Antara, Tuesday, May 10.

Siti said the names of the eight candidates for Supreme Court justices were divided into four rooms.

First, for the criminal chamber, namely the Deputy Chief Justice of the Surabaya Court F. Willem Saija, the High Court Judge of the Bandung High Court, Subiharta, the Junior Registrar of Special Crimes of the Supreme Court (MA) Sudharmawatiningsih, and the Supervisory High Judge of the Supreme Court Supervisory Body Suradi.

Second, for the civil chamber, KY announced one candidate for Supreme Court justices who passed the selection and was entitled to take part in the fit and proper test, namely the Deputy Chairperson of the Pontianak High Court, Nani Indrawati.

Third, for the religious chamber, the candidate for Supreme Court justices who passed was the Head of the North Maluku Religious High Court, Abd. Judge.

Fourth, for the state administration chamber, there were two names of candidates for Supreme Court justices who passed, namely the Director of Objection to Appeals and Regulations of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance Cerah Bangun and Deputy Chair II of the Tax Court for Judicial Sector Triyono Martanto.

Siti said KY prioritizes transparency, independence, and objectivity during the series of tests for the 2021-2022 Supreme Court Candidates. The graduation of the candidates for Supreme Court justices is contained in the announcement of KY Number 05/PIM/RH.01.06/05/2022 concerning the Graduation of the Selection of Candidates for Supreme Court Justices of the Republic of Indonesia in 2021/2022.

"The decision of the Judicial Commission is final and cannot be contested," he said.