Indonesia set to ratify changes to controversial top court

Legal experts say the proposed changes could threaten the independence of the judiciary. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia is set to pass a revision to its constitutional court law, legislators have confirmed, ushering in changes that legal experts say will threaten the independence of the judiciary in the world's third-largest democracy.

The proposed amendment will reduce the tenure of justices from 15 to 10 years, and require those who have served more than five years to obtain approval from appointing institutions to continue their tenure.