Indonesian judges attend training at Supreme Judiciary Council of Qatar
Doha, The Gulf Observer: As part of a Memorandum of Understanding implementation between Qatar Supreme Judiciary Council and Indonesian Supreme Court, a delegation of 15 judges of Indonesia’s Religious Courts participated in a training led by Qatar Supreme Judiciary Council in Doha from May 8-12.
Head of the Indonesian delegation, Candra Boy Seroza, said the training has given new perspectives for Indonesian judges on how Islamic family law is being implemented in Qatar. As the world’s most populated Muslim country, Indonesia has hundreds of Religious Courts spread across the country. The existence of these courts is also recognised in Indonesia’s national legal system.
“Apart from receiving materials related to law and regulation related to Islamic law, we are also planning to visit a number of courts and related institutions in Qatar to see directly how the Islamic family law is being implemented here,” said Seroza.
In addition, during the training, the judges also learn how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was used in Qatari courts. It eases individuals who seek justice. “This (the use of ICT in court) is one of the important lessons that we obtained from the training. God willing, we will adopt this best practice to improve the service of religious courts in Indonesia,” said Seroza, who served both as Judge and Director of Technical Development at the Religious Court Body of Indonesia’s Supreme Court.
Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar, H E Ridwan Hassan said: “We welcome the cooperation between these two legal institutions. I believe this training will give more insights for judges not only on substantive matters but also on the procedure and formality how the law is implemented.”
The participants of the training were mostly the heads of Religious Courts from various area/district in Indonesia, such as Amam Fakhrur (judge/Centre for Education and Training, Supreme Court of Indonesia), Eko Nurahmat (judge/High Religious Court of Banjarmasin), Khoirul Anwar (Judge), Mardi Candra (judge), M Syafi’i (judge), H Abu Jahid DA (judge/head of Religious Court of Soreang), Achmad Cholil (judge/head of Religious Court of Cirebon), Saiful (judge/head of Religious Court of Rangkasbitung), Jamadi (judge/head of Religious Court of Sampang), Abdul Halim (judge/head of Religious Court of Salatiga), Noor Hasanuddin (judge/head of Religious Court of Bontang), H Armansyah (judge), H Edi Hudiata (judge), and H Shofau Qalbi (judge).
