Akil Mochtar | |
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3rd Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | |
In office 3 April 2013 – 5 October 2013 | |
Appointed by | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Mohammad Mahfud |
Succeeded by | Hamdan Zoelva |
Personal details | |
Born | Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | 18 October 1960
Alma mater | Padjadjaran University |
Profession | Justice |
Akil Mochtar (born 18 October 1960) is a convicted former-Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia that was indicted for his acceptance of bribery for an election dispute case, prompting President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who appointed him, to sign legislation creating a permanent ethics body to supervise the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.[1]