Arsul Sani

Arsul Sani is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He was appointed a judge to replace Justice Wahiduddin Adams who retired in January 2024.^[1]

Arsul Sani
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2024
Preceded by	Wahiduddin Adams
Deputy Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly
In office 3 October 2019 – 18 January 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly	Bambang Soesatyo
Secretary General of United Development Party
In office 20 May 2016 – 5 January 2021
Chairman	Muhammad Romahurmuziy Suharso Monoarfa
Preceded by	Muhammad Romahurmuziy
Succeeded by	Muhamad Arwani Thomafi
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-08) 8 January 1964 (age 60) Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia
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Prior to coming to the Constitutional Court, he was the secretary-general of the United Development Party, (PPP).^[2][3] He was also a member of the People's Representative Council, sitting on the legislature's Commission III specializing in legal affairs.^[4]

Via his seat on the legislature's Commission III, Sani was involved in attempts to ban black magic, a move which had proven difficult since the 1990s because banning it would require the government to acknowledge that it exists.^[5] Sani also commented on the controversy surrounding the November 2016 Jakarta protests, questioning why police had financially investigated some of the protests' backers but not the financial backers of Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.^[6]

Sani studied law at University of Indonesia. He continued his Master studies in communication at London School of Public Relations. Sani holds a doctoral degree from Glasgow Caledonian University.^[7]

References

1. Indonesia, C. N. N. "Arsul Sani Mundur dari PPP dan DPR Usai Dilantik Jadi Hakim MK". nasional (in Indonesian).
2. Margareth S. Aritonang, Government allies ready to block Ahok inquiry initiative. Jakarta Post, 15 February 2017. Accessed 27 February 2017.
3. Rejecting Jokowi’s call, PPP to join next demonstration. Jakarta Post, 13 November 2016. Accessed 27 February 2017.
4. Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Dual citizenship plan needs further study, House member says. Jakarta Post, 19 August 2016. Accessed 27 February 2017.
5. Bramaseta Janottama, Hanging Out with One of Indonesia's Celebrity Sorcerers. Vice Media, 20 December 2016. Accessed 27 February 2017.
6. Member of DPR questions police for not investigating funds of Teman Ahok. Republika, 22 February 2017. Accessed 27 February 2017.
7. "Arsul Sani Ucap Sumpah Jabatan sebagai Hakim Konstitusi | Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia". www.mkri.id.