Arief Hidayat | |
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| 5th Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
| In office 14 January 2015 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Hamdan Zoelva |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Usman |
| 4th Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
| In office 6 November 2013 – 14 January 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Hamdan Zoelva |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Usman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1956 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Alma mater | Diponegoro University |
| Profession | Justice |
Arief Hidayat (born 3 February 1956) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.[1][2] Previously, he was a professor of law at his alma mater, Diponegoro University.[3]
In January 2017, Hidayat led an investigation of his colleagues relating to a graft scandal on the court. Hidayat cleared the names of two of his fellow justices, I Dewa Gede Palguna and Manahan Sitompul, but discovered evidence that led to the dismissal of (former) fellow justice Patrialis Akbar.[4]
In December 2017, he denied committing an ethics violation by lobbying the House of Representatives for an extension of his term in office. He admitted to meeting legislators at a Jakarta hotel but denied doing any lobbying. He came under criticism over alleged backroom deals regarding the House’s inquiry into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under the 2014 Legislative Institutions Law (MD3), which was under review by the Constitutional Court.[5] Academicians in February 2018 demanded he step down for alleged ethical violations.[6] He was re-elected to serve a second and final term until 2023 but he was replaced by Anwar Usman as the Chief Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court in April 2018.[7] Arief Hidayat was one of the minority constitutional judges who ruled in favor of outlawing pre-marital sex and criminalizing consensual same-sex relations in the country in 2017.[8]
- ^ Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia - Hakim Konstitusi. Official website of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Accessed 18 May 2016.
- ^ President urges for resolving issue of overlapping regulations. Antara, 27 October 2016. Accessed 7 November 2016.
- ^ Prodita Sabarini and Ina Parlina, Profiles of new Constitutional Court justices. The Jakarta Post, 3 May 2013. Accessed 18 May 2016.
- ^ Yustinus Paat and Eko Prasetyo, Patrialis Akbar Dismissed From Constitutional Court. Jakarta Globe, 28 January 2017. Accessed 2 February 2017.
- ^ Ramadhani, Nurul Fitri (6 December 2017). "Constitutional Court chief denies alleged ethics violation". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Muryanto, Bambang (22 February 2018). "Yogyakarta academicians call on MK chief justice to step down". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Sapiie, Marguerite Afra (2 April 2018). "Anwar Usman elected as new Constitutional Court chief justice". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Butt, Simon (2 September 2018). "Religious conservatism, Islamic criminal law and the judiciary in Indonesia: a tale of three courts". The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law. 50 (3): 410. doi:10.1080/07329113.2018.1532025. hdl:2123/29626. Retrieved 2 April 2022.