KUNTORO TO ERADICATE COURT MAFIA WITHOUT RESERVE

Jakarta, Jan 6 (ANTARA) - Kuntoro Mangkusubroto pledged here on Wednesday he would eradicate all "court mafia" members regardless of whether they are members of high ranking official families or common people.

"(I will) do it (eradicate the court mafia). I do not care who they are," the chief of the newly-established task force assigned to deal with the problem said after meeting with Attorney General Hendarman Supandji.
In the meeting the task force members discussed about a planned memorandum of understanding for dealing with the problem.

"The meeting discussed about the need to make an MOU so that in case we have a problem later we can immediately get a direct backup from the attorney general's office," Kuntoro said.

Kuntoro said the attorney general's office would deal more with steps to cut the illegal practice as the task force's functions are coordination, evaluation and monitoring.

"Coordination will be done with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the attorney general's office and the police," he said.

Attorney General Hendarman Supandji meanwhile hoped the meeting would soon be followed up with the signing of the MOU.

"The MOU will be the result of the meeting," he said.***