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The
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) caught two anti-corruption court judges
red-handed as they were allegedly receiving bribes in the Central Java town of
Semarang on Friday.
The two
judges were identified only as K. M., a female judge with the Semarang
Anti-Corruption Court, and H. K., a male judge with the Pontianak
Anti-Corruption Court.
The judges
were arrested while receiving at least Rp 100 million ($10,500) from an alleged
middleman identified as S. D. in the parking lot of the Semarang District
Court.
“We caught
red-handed three persons [including S. D.] and are now questioning them,” KPK
deputy chief Bambang Widjojanto said on Friday, adding that the KPK cooperated
with the Supreme Court in making the arrest.
The bribery
is allegedly related to an investigation into a graft case implicating a senior
local official.
Supreme
Court Deputy Chief Djoko Sarwoko said it would evaluate the work of the two
anti-corruption courts following the arrest.
“This
incident gives bad name to the institutions, the anti-corruption courts, while
they’re actually tasked with heavy responsibilities,” Djoko said.
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