Akil Mochtar

Akil Mochtar
3rd Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia
In office
3 April 2013 – 5 October 2013
Appointed bySusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byMohammad Mahfud
Succeeded byHamdan Zoelva
Personal details
Born (1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 64)
Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Alma materPadjadjaran University
ProfessionJustice

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]

  1. ^ Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, House endorses SBY'€™s MK reform plan, The Jakarta Post, 20 December 2013. Accessed 19 May 2016.