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