Ichsan Zikry LLM’20 recently secured a key legal victory for the Indonesian Financial Transaction Analysis Agency, Ministry of Forestry and Environment and Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Affairs in their ongoing efforts to combat money laundering. Zikry was appointed to represent the Ministries in arguing their case before the Indonesia Constitutional Court in which the agencies aimed to strike down the law that limits which governmental units may conduct money-laundering investigations.
“He provided me with a lot of important insight and assistance, attended a series of virtual meetings, and was willing to give his testimony (virtually and written) before the Indonesia Constitutional Court (pro bono) to explain that in the United States, there are many agencies with the jurisdiction to perform investigations, and it is really effective as an effort to combat money laundering. We needed his testimony to provide the justices with a comparative perspective of money-laundering law enforcement in another country.”
The Court granted the Ministry’s petition, paying special attention to Fishbein’s preliminary written testimony, which had been submitted as part of the evidence.
“I personally would like to thank Penn Law for the studying opportunity given to me which has given me the opportunity to broaden my networks,” said Zikry. “It is amazing to see that the networks established between my professors and me could make this huge impact for the betterment of the Indonesian legal system.”