Kasman Singodimedjo
Kasman Singodimedjo | |
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Attorney General of Indonesia | |
In office November 1945 – May 1946 | |
Preceded by | Gatot Taroenamihardja |
Succeeded by | Tirtawinata |
Junior Minister for Justice | |
In office 11 November 1947 – 23 January 1948 | |
Prime Minister | Amir Sjarifuddin |
Personal details | |
Born | Masyumi | 25 February 1904
Kasman Singodimedjo (25 February 1904 – 25 October 1982) was an Indonesian nationalist, politician, and National Hero who served as the second Attorney General of Indonesia between November 1945 and May 1946, and as the first chairman of the Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP) in 1945.
Born near
Early life and career
Kasman was born near the town of
Kasman began to teach at various schools, both those affiliated with the colonial government and with
Political career
Following the
After PPKI's dissolution and the formation of the
Kasman was also briefly
During the
In 1958, with many Masyumi leaders being involved in the subversive Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia, Masyumi split over the question of denouncing said leaders. Kasman himself supported the rebelling leaders such as Mohammad Natsir.[25] Shortly afterwards, Kasman gave a speech in Magelang which resulted in his arrest by authorities. Authorities claimed that his speech was in support of the rebels, although Kasman accused a journalist of misreporting his speech.[26] He was sentenced to three years' prison in 1960.[27] He was again arrested on 9 November 1963 under charges of conspiracy against the state and of plotting to assassinate Sukarno, and the following year was sentenced to another eight years in prison (reduced to two and a half years upon appeal).[28]
Later life and death
During Suharto's presidency, Kasman remained a critic of the government. In 1980, he signed two petitions – one (the Petition of Fifty) attacking the content of Suharto's speeches, and another criticizing the conduct of elections. Kasman was the first signatory of the latter petition, which was also known as the "Kasman Petition". He also remained active in politics, campaigning although not running for the 1977 Indonesian legislative election.[29]
Kasman died on the evening of 25 October 1982 after receiving nine months of treatment for prostate cancer at the Jakarta Islamic Hospital. His body was buried at the Tanah Kusir Cemetery.[30] In 1992, when the Suharto goverrnment distributed awards to former members of PPKI, Kasman was bypassed and did not receive an award.[b] Later on, after the fall of Suharto, Kasman was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2018 by president Joko Widodo.[31]
Personal life
Kasman married Soepinah Isti Kasiyati on 17 September 1928, and the couple has six children.[32]
References
Footnotes
- ^ Kasman's birth date is listed as 25 February 1908 in many official records. According to his parents, this was due to him entering school after his younger brother, and so he lied about his birth year to avoid embarrassment.[2]
- ^ Author Lukman Hakiem speculated that this was due to Kasman's prior involvement in the petitions criticizing Suharto.[29]
Citations
- ^ a b Anderson 2006, p. 424.
- ^ a b Madinier 2015, p. 47.
- ^ "Buku Terbuka Bernama Kasman Singodimedjo - Historia". Historia (in Indonesian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Latif 2008, p. 160.
- ^ Latif 2008, p. 206.
- ^ Ministry of Information. 1952. p. 78.
- ^ Latif 2008, p. 241.
- ^ a b c d Hidayat, Syahrul; Fogg, Kevin W. (1 February 2018). "Profil Anggota: Mr. R. H. Kasman Singodimedjo". Konstituante.Net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Madinier 2015, p. 29.
- ^ Anderson 2006, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Anderson 2006, pp. 77–78.
- ^ Anderson 2006, pp. 85–86.
- JSTOR 40376487.
- ^ a b Latif 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Anderson 2006, p. 102.
- ^ a b Anderson 2006, p. 174.
- ^ Madinier 2015, p. 72.
- ^ Latif 2008, p. 318.
- Ministry of Information. 1966. p. 554.
- ^ Widiastuti, Rina (8 November 2018). "Pahlawan Nasional Kasman Singodimedjo Ikut Rumuskan Pembukaan UUD". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ISBN 978-90-04-26046-7.
- ^ Madinier 2015, p. 100.
- ^ Madinier 2015, pp. 328–329.
- ^ Madinier 2015, pp. 338–340.
- ^ Madinier 2015, p. 263.
- ^ Madinier 2015, p. 270.
- ^ Madinier 2015, pp. 426–427.
- ^ "Kasman Singodimedjo, Mr". ikpni.or.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b Hakiem, Lukman (2018). Jejak Perjuangan Para Tokoh Muslim Mengawal NKRI (in Indonesian). Pustaka Al-Kautsar. pp. 65–67.
- ^ "Meninggal Dunia". Tempo (in Indonesian). 6 November 1982. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Peran Kasman Singodimedjo dalam persatuan bangsa". Antara News (in Indonesian). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Salam, Solichin (1990). Wajah-wajah nasional (in Indonesian). Pusat Studi Dan Penelitian Islam. p. 168.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-979-3780-14-6.
- Latif, Yudi (2008). Indonesian Muslim Intelligentsia and Power. ISBN 978-981-230-472-8.
- Madinier, Remy (2015). Islam and Politics in Indonesia: The Masyumi Party between Democracy and Integralism. ISBN 978-9971-69-843-0.