The chief justice of Indonesia's Constitutional Court is set to be found guilty of ethical violations for his role in a decision that paved the way for the president's son to contest the 2024 elections, the head of a judicial ethics panel said on Friday.
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    JAKARTA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The chief justice of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court is set to be found guilty of ethical violations for his role in a decision that paved the way for the president’s son to contest the 2024 elections, the head of a judicial ethics panel said on Friday.

    The decision sparked widespread outcry in the world’s third-largest democracy as it created a path for President Joko Widodo’s 36-year-old son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, to run in February’s election.

    The ruling prompted the formation of an ethics panel tasked to investigate the conduct of the court’s nine judges, including chief justice Anwar Usman, who is the president’s brother-in-law and Gibran’s uncle.

    The head of the panel, former constitutional court judge Jimly Asshiddiqie, said that Anwar had been deemed the “most problematic”.

    Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto named Gibran, the mayor of Surakarta, as his vice presidential running mate days after the decision.

    Once hailed as a beacon of democratic progress, Jokowi is now facing criticism he is working to shore up his political dynasty to maintain influence when he leaves office.

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