Subekti (1914–1992) was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.

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 had been a founding member) as well as parliament; he resigned under President Suharto, after which parliament promptly appointed Subekti as chief justice.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court: A Study of Institutional Collapse, pg. 83. Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2005. ISBN 9780877277385
  2. ^ Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court, pg. 82.
  3. ^ Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court, pg. 86.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
1968–1974
Succeeded by
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