Religious Courts Ordered to Support ‘Justice for All’

FULL SUPPORT FOR 'JUSTICE FOR ALL': DG of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana (center), Chief Judge of PTA Jakarta, Khalilurrahman (left), and Zainuddin Fajari, Vice Chief Judge of PTA Jakarta (right).

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Directorate General of Religious Courts in the Supreme Court pays serious attention to the Justice for All programs. Its seriousness is as demonstrated by the Director General, Wahyu Widiana, as the driving force, who always uses available time and opportunity to socialize the importance of services for the poor and access to justice for all.

Like what he did on Friday (27/8), the DG carried out an initial socialization of Justice for All at Jakarta High Religious Court. This ceremony was attended by Chief Judge and Vice Chief Judge of PTA Jakarta, Chief Judges of Religious Courts all over Jakarta, judges, registrars and functional as well as structural officials at PAs throughout the capital city.

“I call on all elements within the Religious Courts to work hand in hand to make the Justice for All programs successful. We need to change our paradigm. We must help the poor to access to justice,” the DG ordered.

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Wahyu further said Justice for All in the Religious Courts, in a narrow sense, could be limited only on prodeo facilities, circuit court and legal aid post. But, he went on, in a wider meaning Justice for All should be equitable services for all people, not only for the poor.

“This year in 2010, our target is to resolve around 4.000 prodeo cases. While in 2011 we have set a target of 11.000 more cases. Without the full support and active participation of all parts of Religious Courts, this target will unlikely be achieved,” Wahyu said. (c)