Vice President Affirms The Government Does Not Intervention Of The Constitutional Court's Decision To Extend The Term Of Office Of KPK Leaders

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin delivered his remarks at the Adinata Syariah 2023 Award event in Jakarta, Friday (26/5/2023). ANTARA/Desca Lidya Natalia.

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin invites people who want to protest related to the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the extension of the term of office of the KPK leadership.

"So go ahead if someone protests, yes... There is a mechanism that has been built in our state system," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, May 26.

The Constitutional Court panel led by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman changed the term of office of the KPK leadership from four years to five years.

"I think for the Constitutional Court's decision, of course, from the government, we cannot intervene. So indeed the Constitutional Court has decided that the current KPK (leading) is in accordance with its decision, the term of office is added 5 years, this authority lies with the Constitutional Court," said the Vice President.

The vice president said that the Constitutional Court's decision was final and binding.

"The Constitutional Court's decision is final and binding, it is impossible for the government to intervene, because the system is final," said the Vice President.

Previously, former senior KPK investigator Novel Baswedan said the decision removed the dignity of the KPK.

Novel said that if you look at the legal perspective, the decision is not for the current leadership period, but for the next leadership.

He believes that President Jokowi will prioritize the decree (SK) made and of course the organizing committee (pansel) has prepared for the selection of the replacement of the KPK leadership.

The judicial review was submitted by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, who sued Law Number 19 of 2019, especially Article 29 e and Article 34 of Article 28 D paragraph (1), paragraph (2), paragraph (3), and Article 28 I paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The lawsuit is registered with number 112/PUU-XX/2022.