A Blunder by the Judicial Watchdog
A member of the Judicial Commission allegedly asked about a land case during a visit to the Labuan Bajo District Court. No ethics proceedings followed
At 12:11pm local time on Thursday, April 9, 2026, two officers at the Labuan Bajo District Court in East Nusa Tenggara were engaged in their duties. Suddenly, they both stood up. Just moments later, a bespectacled man approached their desks. Introducing himself as Andi Muhammad Asrun, a member of the Judicial Commission, he provided a surveillance camera footage captured from the day's events.Tempo reviewed the footage and found that Asrun's arrival at the court was indeed recorded.
According to Asrun, he had visited the Labuan Bajo District Court on that day, but claimed he was on vacation and happened to be staying near the courthouse. He further stated that the visit was personal and not in his official capacity as a Judicial Commission commissioner.Asrun explained that he had come after receiving a report from a law firm previously managed by Benny Kabur Harman.
Benny is a member of the House of Representatives Commission III, which is responsible for overseeing legal affairs, belonging to the Democrat Party Faction. The Judicial Commission collaborates with Commission III.
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