Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi is a former judge on the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.[1] Sumadi initially served as the registrar of the Constitutional Court between 2003 and 2008, then served as the deputy chief justice of the High Court of Yogyakarta before the Supreme Court of Indonesia appointed him to the Constitutional Court in 2010.[2]
Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi | |
|---|---|
| Justice on the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
| In office 2010 – 6 January 2015 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
Although Sumadi has a strong background in sharia law and has served on several religious courts, he was not known for taking the lead on cases before the Constitutional Court regarding Islamic law.[3] He did provide a dissenting opinion in regard to the Government of Indonesia's purchase of 7% of the Newmont Mining Corporation, ruling that the government didn't need to consult the People's Representative Council prior to the purchase.[2][3] Sumadi was also the chairman of one of three panels set up by the Constitutional Court to investigate former presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo's complaint in the Indonesian presidential election, 2014, serving on the panel alongside fellow justices Maria Farida Indrati and Aswanto.[4] Sumadi was one of several justices who were angered and amused by the claims of Subianto's witnesses, cornering at least one witness until the man confessed to not having been present at polling stations where he claimed irregularities had taken place.[5]
References edit
- ^ Ina Parlina and Nurfika Osman, Court rules one voting day in 2019. Jakarta Post, 24 January 2014. Accessed 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b Prodita Sabarini and Ina Parlina,Profiles of new Constitutional Court justices. Jakarta Post, 3 May 2013. Accessed 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b Bonardo Wahono, Indonesian Election Dispute In the Hands of These Nine Judges. The Wall Street Journal, 14 August 2014. Accessed 20 October 2016.
- ^ Indonesia's constitutional court establishes panels to handle election disputes. Antara, 12 May 2014. Accessed 20 October 2016.
- ^ Ina Parlina and Hans Nicholas Jong, Prabowo loses first legal battle. Jakarta Post, 9 August 2014. Accessed 20 October 2016.