JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD also mourned the death of a member of the supervisory board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Artidjo Alkostar, Sunday, February 28.
Mahfud said that Artidjo was a law enforcer who was full of integrity. Thus, the legal world in Indonesia has lost him a lot.
"We are left again by a law enforcement figure who is full of integrity. The former Supreme Court judge Artidjo Alkostar is now a member of the KPK Supervisory Board. Inna lillah wainna ilaihi raji'un. Allahummaghfirlahu," Mahfud said on his personal Twitter.
Previously, KPK member Syamsuddin Haris confirmed this news. He admitted that he had just received news that Artidjo Alkostar had died.
"Yes (he passed away). I just got the news," Haris told reporters, Jakarta, Sunday, February 28.
Haris is sorry for Artidjo's death. "(I) was just going there," said Haris.
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Meanwhile, Artidjo Alkostar was born in Situbondo, May 22, 1948. He started his career since receiving a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) in 1976.
Since then, he has dedicated himself to being a lecturer at the same university and being an advocate at the Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) from 1976-2000 until he was finally elected as Director of LBH Yogyakarta in 1989.
He also studied at the Law Faculty of Northwestern University Chicago and graduated in 2002. He continued his doctoral studies at Diponegoro University in Semarang and obtained his Doctor of Laws degree in 2007.
During his 14 years as Supreme Court Justice, Artidjo was also elected as Chairman of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court since 2014. Artijo retired from the Supreme Court on May 22, 2018, and has handled 19,483 cases throughout his career. In December 2019, Artidjo took an oath to become a member of the KPK Supervisory Board.
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