Harifin Tumpa was the twelfth

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia ( id, Ketua Mahkamah Agung) is the head of the Supreme Court of Indonesia. Election process The chief justice and his or her deputy is elected by the Supreme Court justices from among the member ...

as well as the first

Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Indonesia The Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia ( id, Wakil Ketua Mahkamah Agung) refers to two separate positions on the Supreme Court of Indonesia. Both are elected from the existing members of the court as is the case with the higher ...

for non-judicial affairs. Tumpa's retirement led to a measure of controversy surrounding the Supreme Court of Indonesia, as rumors of vote buying by his more junior colleagues abounded before he'd even officially retired.Ina Parlina
Court election plagued with money politics

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, 7 February 2012. Accessed 19 May 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tumpa, Harifin Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian judges 1942 births Living people