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Wahiduddin Adams is currently a justice of the
Constitutional Court of Indonesia The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia) is one of the apex courts in Indonesia along with the Indonesian Supreme Court. Its primary role is reviewing the constitutionality of statutes ...
. He and
Aswanto Aswanto is an Indonesian Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, served until November 2022. He then replaced by Guntur Hamzah. He and Wahiduddin Adams were appointed by the People's Representative Council in March 2014.Bonardo Wahon ...
were appointed to the court by the
People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...
in March 2014. Adams formerly served as Director General of Legislation at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. During his tenure as Director General, he often represented the
Government of Indonesia The term Government of Indonesia ( id, Pemerintah Indonesia) can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively to the three traditional branches of government – the executive branch, legislative branch and ju ...
in cases of
judicial review Judicial review is a process under which executive, legislative and administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. A court with authority for judicial review may invalidate laws, acts and governmental actions that are incompat ...
. Adams has been notable for his position in support of gender-based affirmative action for membership in the People's Representative Council. However, he was also among the minority judges who supported the criminalization of pre-marital sex and homosexuality in the Constitutional Court's decision in 2017.


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