Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Supreme Court (MA) Chairman Arifin Andi Tumpa said that most of the judicial staff receiving sanctions for various violations in 2011 were judges.

"Of the 130 judicial staff who were given sanctions in 2011, about 38 percent were judges. It was followed by 19.6 percent for judicial staffers and 11.8 percent for substitute court clerks," the chief justice said here on Tuesday.

He added that MA`s Supervisory Body received 3,232 complaints in 2011, of which 2,833 were directly submitted in person by members of the public, 285 by institutions and 141 complaints were lodged through online media.

In relation to the 3,232 complaints, 130 judicial staff were given sanctions, of which 43 percent received serious disciplinary sanctions, 22 percent medium sanctions and 62 others were issued minor punishments.

Additionally, there were two staff members of the military court who were given sanctions in the form of reprimands and another was held for a minor violation.

The chief justice further said most violations were disciplinary ones, reaching 53.85 percent, violations involving unprofessional conduct were 20.77 percent and those violating the code of ethics made up 13.85 percent.

"In relation to the violations, one judge was dismissed dishonorably, one discharged with honor on his own request, one was moved to another institution, and one was given a written reprimand," he said.
(Uu.A014/INE/S012)

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