The Ministry of Justice was a government ministry of the
State of Pasundan
The State of Pasundan ( Indonesian and su, Negara Pasundan) was a federal state ''(negara bagian)'' formed in the western part of the Indonesian island of Java by the Netherlands in 1948 following the Linggadjati Agreement. It was similar to th ...
. The ministry was responsible for the justice system, penitentiary system, publishing of
government gazette
A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establis ...
, dactyloscopy, and beachcombing in the State of Pasundan.
Transfer of power
After the establishment of the
Adil Cabinet
The Adil Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Adil) was the first cabinet established by the State of Pasundan following the formation of the state on 28 April 1948. It was composed of eight ministers and one official. Its term of office ran from 8 May 1948 to 1 ...
on 8 May 1948, prime minister Adil Puradiredja appointed
Suparman
Suparman (6 March 1913 – 14 October 1948) was the first minister of justice of the State of Pasundan.
Suparman was born in 1913 at Sagalaherang, Purwakarta. In 1937, he graduated from the ''Rechtshoogeschool te Batavia'' (now the Faculty of L ...
as the Minister of Home Affairs. The formation of the ministry was done one month later, on 11 June 1948, after the handover of the authority from the ''Recomba'' (government commissioner for administrative affairs) to the Minister of Justice. The instrument of transfer for this purpose was the ''Staatsblaad'' (State Gazette) 1948 No. 116.
The authority of the court system in Pasundan is reserved for the Supreme Court of the United States of Indonesia, while the authority of the prison system was run by the Ministry of Justice and the federal government. The minimum security prison in Bandung,
Sumedang
Sumedang (former spelling: Soemedang) is a town in Western Java, Indonesia, approximately 46 km northeast of Bandung. It is the capital of Sumedang Regency. The town is just south of the volcanic Mount Tampomas, which is 1,684 m (5,52 ...
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Garut
Garut is a district and town in West Java of Indonesia, and the former capital of Garut Regency. It is located about 75 km to the southeast of the major city of Bandung.
History
The modern history of Garut started on March 2, 1811 when Balub ...
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Tasikmalaya
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Ciamis
Ciamis ( su, ᮎᮤᮃᮙᮤᮞ᮪) is a town and district which serves as the regency seat of Ciamis Regency in West Java, Indonesia.
Government
GOVERNMENT Since regional autonomy was implemented in 2001, Ciamis Regency has experienced regional ...
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Bogor
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.Sukabumi,
Cirebon
Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central J ...
(except for the federal prison), and
Majalengka
Majalengka ( su, ᮙᮏᮜᮦᮀᮊ) is a town and district in West Java, Indonesia. The district is the regency seat of Majalengka Regency. At the 2010 Census, the district had a population of 68,871, of which the town (comprising the communities ...
were held by the Ministry of Justice, while the maximum security prison, the federal prison in Ciamis, the Sukamiskin and Kuningan Prison, were held by the federal government. The authority for the registration of prison sentences of more than one year and prison statistics, were also done by the federal government.
Due to the larger authorities held by the federal government, the Pasundan government was powerless to hinder the wide-scale political arrests of members of its Indonesian population by the Dutch; it could no nothing to succor them once they were arrested.
Duties
According to the ''Staatsblaad'' (State Gazette) 1948 No. 232, dated 23 September 1948, the duties of the ''Recomba'' that were handed over to the Ministry of Justice covered the following:
* orphanages, real estates, notary, and civil status
* penitentiary system
* statistics, justice administration, and the handling of prisoners
* recognition of associations and compliance with the articles of association of public limited liability companies
* name adoption and change
* civil, commercial and criminal law, and all government interference related to it and to the judiciary in general
* beachcombing
* witnessing of legalization
* dactyloscopy
* nurturing of minors placed under the supervision of the state
* rehabilitation of prisoners
* legal advice for governmental bodies
* land acquisition for the interests of the state
By the Decree of the Wali Negara No. 117 and 118 dated 25 November 1948, the Ministry of Justice was handed with the publishing of government gazettes. The first gazette, the Berita Negara Pasundan (Pasundan State News), covers the announcement of laws, state regulations, etc. The second gazette, the Warta Resmi Pasundan (Pasundan Official Gazette), covers the announcement of decrees, official appointments by the state, and official announcements.
Building
After the formation of the ministry, the ministry was given two rooms (later eight rooms) at the
Gedung Sate
Gedung Sate is a public building in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It was designed according to a neoclassical design incorporating native Indonesian elements (such as Hindu-Buddhist elements) by Dutch architect J. Gerber to be the seat of the ...
(Satay Building) in Bandung. On 1 May 1949, due to lack of space in the Satay Building, the ministry moved into the third floor at the DENIS Bank Building, located at the
Braga Street
Braga Street ( id, Jalan Braga, su, ᮏᮜᮔ᮪ ᮘᮢᮌ, also written ᮏ᮪ᮜ᮪ ᮘᮢᮌ) is a street in the center of Bandung, Indonesia, famous in 1920s colonial Indonesia as a promenade street. A European ambiance of chic cafes, boutiq ...