Mohammad Laica Marzuki is a former judge of the

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, as well as the first

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.Agus Sahbani and Andin Aditya Rahman
Former Constitutional Judge Supports Judicial Review on Cigarette Double Taxation
Hukumonline English, 4 September 2013. Accessed 8 September 2016. During his tenure, Marzuki was one of three of the Constitutional Court's nine members to dissent from the majority opinion that rejected the appeal of Bali Nine members Myuran Sukumaran and

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.Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani
Indonesian judge says Bali Nine duo shouldn’t be shot because the death penalty doesn’t work
News.com.au, 3 February 2015. Accessed 8 September 2016. This follows Marzuki's view that the death penalty in general does not deter criminals and violates the Constitution of Indonesia. Marzuki has also expressed the view that the actions of the

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must be subordinate to the decisions of the Constitutional Court, and that actions which conflict with such decisions are illegal under the

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.Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina
After escaping death, convicts fight for clemency

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, 3 August 2016. Accessed 8 September 2016. Marzuki remained active in the judicial field even after his retirement as a constitutional judge. He has defended the constitutional right of people to smoke cigarettes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marzuki, Mohammad Laica 1941 births Living people Justices of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian judges