Indonesian netizens hail conviction of corrupt judge

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Indonesians expressed their satisfaction online at a landmark ruling that has found a former top judge in the country’s Constitutional Court guilty for accepting bribes. Akil Mochtar, 53,  was caught red-handed in October 2013 in a sting operation as he was about to accept around IDR3 billion ($250,000) in bribes from a businessman and lawmaker. A judge in Jakarta gave Mochtar a life sentence for damaging the integrity of the Court. Many Indonesians agreed with the judges ruling, taking to Twitter and Facebook to express their satisfaction.

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