Subekti (1914-1992) was the fourth Chief Justice of the

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. Although Subekti had initially been in consideration for the position of the country's third chief justice, then-

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chose Subekti's predecessor, Suryadi, against the recommendations of the

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. Among the reasons for Sukarno's rejection was the false accusation that Subekti played

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, viewed as an immoral act unbefitting a judge. Suryadi fell into conflict with the

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(of which he'd been a founding member) as well as parliament; he resigned under President

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, after which parliament promptly appointed Subekti as chief justice.Sebastian Pompe, ''The Indonesian Supreme Court'', pg. 86.

Works

* ''The law of contracts in Indonesia: remedies of breach''.

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, 1989.

References

{{Authority control Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Indonesia 1914 births 1992 deaths