JAKARTA, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesia's Judicial Commission has planned to probe some 130 judges over alleged irregularities as part of its main task of supervising judges and helping put an end to corruption in the judiciary, the Jakarta Post daily reported Tuesday.

    Commission member Chatamarrasjid Ais said that it had already obtained complete data about the judges to start its investigations, but added that the commission was still open to new information from the public over court verdicts that have been thought controversial or that might be irregular.

    However, he said that the seven-member commission, established in August, was not authorized to annul rulings of judges.

    The establishment of the commission is mandated by law as part of efforts to ensure impartiality and professionalism in the court system.

    The commission has the authority to interrogate judges over irregularities in their verdicts, and recommend punishments that would be followed up by the Supreme Court or the Constitutional Court. Punishments will range from warning letters to dismissal.

    The commission will also jointly arrange a code of conduct and ethics for judges with the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court,in order to better define violations and irregularities.

    Aside from giving recommendations, the commission will also setup a database for the country's 6,000 judges in order to assess their performance, the newspaper report said.    Enditem