Indonesia's Supreme Court Penalizes Judges On East Java's Religious Affairs Court

The Jakarta Globe reports that yesterday Indonesia's Supreme Court imposed unspecified penalties on 11 of the 12 members of the Religious Affairs Court in Ponorogo district, East Java, for permitting attorneys who are members of the unofficial Indonesian Congress of Advocates (KAI) to practice before the court. The Religious Affairs Court's chief judge reported the violation.  Under Indonesia’s 2003 Law on Attorneys, only members of the Indonesian Association of Advocates (Peradi) are allowed to practice.