Suhartoyo (born 15 October 1959) is currently a justice of the

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. Alongside I Dewa Gede Palguna, Suhartoyo was chosen by President Joko Widodo to replace outgoing Justice Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi in January 2015.Ina Parlina
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, 7 January 2015. Accessed 25 October 2016. A former judge from the

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High Court, Suhartoyo's appointment caused controversy due to criticism from the Judicial Commission of Indonesia over his lenience on a

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liquidity scandal when he was serving on the

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District Court. Suhartoyo joined the majority of the Court in ruling that parts of the 2010 Clemency Law were unconstitutional. Specifically, Suhartoyo explained the Court's view that the law's attempt to limit clemency appeals to within only one year of conviction conflicted with the Constitution of Indonesia and thus invalidated said parts of the law in question.National scene: Court gives death-row inmate second chance
Jakarta Post, 16 June 2016. Accessed 25 October 2016.

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{{authority control Justices of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian judges Living people 1959 births