The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) of Qatar and the Indonesian Supreme Court (SCI)  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on judicial co-operation, it was announced yesterday.
The MoU was signed by the SJC chairman and the Court of Cassation president Mohamed Masoud al-Amiri and SCI chairman Prof Dr H M Hatta Ali on Thursday.
Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar Mohamed Basri Sidehabi, deputy head of non-judiciary H Suwardi, SCI’s Chamber of Religious Courts chairman Prof Dr H Abdul Manan, SCI Badilag director general Dr Abdul Manaf, SCI Badilag’s director of administration Dr H Hasbi Hasan, MH Hakim PA Cibinong Dr Nasich Salam, and Indonesian embassy’s minister counsellor Boy Dharmawan were present.
Ambassador Sidehabi explained in a statement that the MoU aims to strengthen the legal system for the benefit of people in both countries.
“The MoU includes exchange visits to share experiences concerning the management of civil cases for the speedy disposal of pending cases, the utilisation of technology in the administration of justice and the management of cases and files, the area of Shariah law applications within parties’ national law jurisdictions, and the role of mediation within each parties’ existing framework of procedural laws and regulations for civil cases,” he said.
The two judicial agencies also agreed to co-operate in the areas of training for judges and courts leaderships in the fields of case management and development of civil procedural laws and regulations. The Indonesian Supreme Court is interested to learn about the Islamic economic system, especially related to religious courts which are relatively more developed in Qatar.  
Both sides have also agreed to share the experience of the legal system and the judicial system as well as the authority of each court. SJC Qatar head al-Amiri welcomed the signing of the MoU.
According to Dr Nasich Salam, by signing the MoU, Indonesia will study the Islamic economic system by sending its judges to Qatar in order to enhance their skills to solve civil cases, while Qatar will send judges to Indonesia to study the mediation system.
Ambassador Sidehabi said the working visit of the Indonesian chief justice to Qatar marks the positive developments and co-operation between the two countries, especially in the field of judiciary.
Boy Dharmawan added that the signing of the MoU marks the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Qatar.