Court hearings move online in Indonesia as fight against graft must go on


Illustration of a man standing before judges in a courtroom (Shutterstock/MR. Yanukit)

JAKARTA, March 27, Jakarta Post/ANN --Working from home takes on a whole new meaning in the fight against graft in Indonesia, with courts moving to the virtual world to hear corruption cases. The trials will also be live-streamed to make them accessible for the general public.

The Law and Human Rights Ministry said on March 26 all court hearings could be held with suspects staying at their detention centers and not having to show up at the court, according to the Corruption Eradication Commission.

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