Subekti (1914–1992) was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.
Subekti | |
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| 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia | |
| In office August 1968 – January 1974 | |
| Nominated by | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Suryadi |
| Succeeded by | Umar Seno Aji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1914 Surakarta, Central Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 9 December 1992 (aged 78) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Occupation | Judge |
Although Subekti had initially been in consideration for the position of the country's third chief justice, then-President Sukarno chose Subekti's predecessor, Suryadi, against the recommendations of the Parliament of Indonesia.[1] Among the reasons for Sukarno's rejection was the false accusation that Subekti played poker, viewed as an immoral act unbefitting a judge.[2] Suryadi fell into conflict with the Indonesian Judges Association (of which he'd been a founding member) as well as parliament; he resigned under President Suharto, after which parliament promptly appointed Subekti as chief justice.[3]
Works edit
- The law of contracts in Indonesia: remedies of breach. Kwitang: Gunung Agung (bookstore), 1989. ISBN 9789794121375
References edit
- ^ Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court: A Study of Institutional Collapse, pg. 83. Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2005. ISBN 9780877277385
- ^ Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court, pg. 82.
- ^ Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court, pg. 86.