Again, JC presented ‘special gift’ to the Religious Courts

Jakarta | Badilag.net

Once again, the Indonesian Judicial Commission (JC) conveyed a good appreciation to the religious courts. This time, JC presented two special gifts at once.

The first was a special interview with former Director General of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana published on their rubric ‘Lebih Dekat’ on the page 24-27 entitled ‘Do not underestimate Religious courts anymore’ on its bulletin, edition for September-October 2012.

By quoting the book of Courting Reform: Indonesia’s Islamic Courts and Justice for the Poor, the editorial team of JC noted that religious courts has brought at least three principal changes and now stand as a model for judicial reform in Indonesia.

. Those three changes are in term of court service to the court users, court transparency by publishing news and detail information on the outcome of courts’ performance and broad access to the court for the marginalized justice seekers such as women, poor people and those who lived in the remote area.

The team further added that there was an important man behind those changes, who planned, led and supervised. He was Wahyu Widiana, the Director General of Badilag since August 2005 until his pension at the end of last September 2012. According to the editorial team, Wahyu Widiana’s motivation was really simple, he just wanted the whole court users and justice seekers were served in the excellent way and fair by the courts.

“I am glad, but not satisfied’ said Wahyu Widiana answering the team’s question on his feeling of his post pension time. Further he added that he was glad even though many shortages in the religious courts development, but he was frankly glad because the whole unit of religious courts have done their jobs together, and that must be made as the principle and foundation for the future performance. While the appreciation from many associations or colleagues were made as motivation to success.

When he asked about his respond on many compliments overflowing to him, Wahyu Widiana said “on every compliment, i only replied“Alhamdulillah”. I was just coincidentally become the first DG of Badilag right after One Roof System of the Indonesian Supreme Court. For me, the religious courts apparatus are low profile and easy to be led, hence easier for me or anyone else as a DG to lead. I was just lucky to have them, yet they have done many good things for the religious courts”.

Furthermore, the team on the interview has also asked about the information and technology implementation improvement, case handling, enhancement of judge capacity and the prosperity and not least about the discipline punishment. More than that, the bulletin also published the Galery of 130th religious courts’ anniversary and SIADPA lab.

While the second gift was review of Tulung Agung Religious Court on its rubric “Selintas” on pages 28-31, entitled “Pengadilan Agama Tulungagung: Teladan dari Bumi Lawadan”.

“Divorce and inheritance cases have no longer complicated since the establishment of one stop service,” written on that bulletin. “This easiness we could see right after we get into the court lobby. We would absolutely feel like we are in the bank or hotel. The royal building, fine facility and speed service are really the distinction of Tulung Agung Religious Court .”

Some instances reviewed on the bulletin were regarding the information desk, accusation form, queue machine, SOP and service track record, performance evaluation and last but not least was the handover of the verdict/judgment copy after it has been read in the courtroom.

The bulletin further noted that this kind of performance was really important and should become a  model for other religious or general courts elsewhere in Indonesia.

(Ratu Ayu)