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. In January 2017, Sitompul was investigated alongside several other justices on the Constitutional Court in relation to a graft scandal. Chief Justice

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, 28 January 2017. Accessed 2 February 2017. On 8 December 2023, he retired from the Constitutional Court.

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1953 births Justices of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian judges Living people People of Batak descent State University of Medan alumni {{Indonesia-politician-stub