An Indonesian judge by the name of Marzuki was sitting in judgment of an
old lady who pleaded guilty of stealing some tapioca from a plantation. In her
defense, she admitted to the judge that she was indeed guilty of the crime
because she was poor and her son was sick while her grandchild was hungry.The
plantation manager insisted that she be punished as a deterrent to others.
The judge going through the documents then looked up and said to the old
lady, “I’m sorry but I cannot make any exception to the law and you must be
punished.” The old lady was fined Rp. 1 million (USD 100) and if she could not
pay the fine then she will be jailed for 2 and a half years as demanded by the
law. She wept as she could not pay the fine.
The judge then took off his hat and put in Rp. 1 million into the hat
and said “In the name of justice, I fine all who are in the court Rp. 50
thousand (USD 5.50) as dwellers of this city for letting a child to starve
until her grandmother has to steal to feed her grandchild. The registrar will
now collect the fines from all present.” The court managed to collect Rp 3.5
million (USD 200) whereby once the fine was paid off, the rest was given to the
old lady … including the fine collected from the plantation manager.
WILL WE EVER SEE SUCH JUSTICE BEING
DELIVERED IN OUR COURTS?
Not as long as I live!
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