Adnan Buyung Nasution Explained

Adnan Buyung Nasution, also known as Adnan Bahrum Nasution^[2] (20 July 1934 – 23 September 2015) was an Indonesian lawyer, advocate, and activist.

Career

Nasution founded the Legal Aid Institute in Indonesia.^[3] He was well known as a human rights and pro-democracy activist during the reign of Indonesia's late President Suharto. One of the partners at his law firm was former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia Suryadi.^[4]

From the years 2007 to 2009, Nasution was a member of the Presidential Advisory Council's Legal Department.

Notable cases

• In 1973, Vivian Rubiyanti Iskandar retained Nasution as counsel before the West Jakarta District Court. Nasution helped produce a ruling in favour of changing Vivian's legal gender to female, making her the first legally recognised transgender person in Indonesia.^[5]

Death

Nasution died in Jakarta on 23 September 2015 from kidney failure and heart failure.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adnan Buyung Nasution Meninggal Dunia - Kompas.com Nasional . 23 September 2015. kompas.com . September 23, 2015.
2. Web site: Australian Embassy in. corporateName= Department of Foreign Affairs and. Trade. www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au.
3. Web site: Adnan Buyung Nasution - Tulis pesan terakhir untuk Todung Mulya Lubis, Adnan Buyung nangis - merdeka.com . Profil.merdeka.com . 2018-06-28.
4. Sebastian Pompe, The Indonesian Supreme Court: A Study of Institutional Collapse, pg. 88. Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2005.
5. Web site: Viva Vivian!. Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia. 3 November 2010 . id-ID. 2020-05-08.
6. Web site: Adnan Buyung Nasution Meninggal Dunia. Media. Kompas Cyber. KOMPAS.com. 23 September 2015 . id. 2020-05-08.