Regarding Information On The Constitutional Court's Decision, Denny Indrayana: Part Of Public Control To The Constitutional Court

Former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights as well as Mardani H. Maming's attorney, Denny Indrayana. (Antaranews)

JAKARTA - Former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Denny Indrayana said his claim to receive information about the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) will reimplement a closed proportional system in the 2024 General Election is part of a public control measure to the Constitutional Court. "I took the opportunity for this remaining space, conducting public advocacy, what I conveyed about the Constitutional Court's decision is a step for public control to the Constitutional Court," Denny said through a virtual connection in the Legislation Forum with the theme "Observing the Constitutional Court Decision" at the parliamentary complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday 30 May, was confiscated by Antara. He said that the public control he intended was to remind the Constitutional Court to be careful in deciding cases related to the electoral system. "Please note that this is an election system, don't then make the wrong decision, don't take the decision because the consideration is a step of strategy for the 2024 Legislative Election," he said. Denny hopes that his statement that has drawn controversy and public discussion can also encourage the Constitutional Court to always keep its affairs in deciding cases.

"Hopefully with this bright spotlight from the public, the Constitutional Court can more be encouraged by its policies, its statesmanship, to really decide as the guardian of the constitution," he said. He also hopes that in the end the Constitutional Court will issue a different decision with the statement it issued, namely still implementing an open proportional system in the 2024 election. "That's my message and I pray that the decision will change, I hope that the decision will not be closed elections, instead I hope to be open," he said. According to him, it would be wiser if the change in the electoral system was carried out in the next period by giving the legislative process space to the President and the DPR. "If you want to change it how dangerous it would be because it is already in DCS (Temporary Daftar Candidates), it will cause parties that it will be difficult to find candidates who may be resigned and also the KPU who still have to adjust," he added.

At the beginning, Denny denied the issue of leaking the Constitutional Court's decision in case Number: 114/PUU-XX/2022 related to a lawsuit against an open proportional system in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections (UU Elections). "The source I got was not from the Constitutional Court because there was no leak of state secrets, if it was leaked from the Constitutional Court there was a leak of state secrets, but because my informant was not from the Constitutional Court, there was no leak of state secrets," he said. In addition, he explained that he chose the phrase "geting information" and not "geting leaks", and used the phrase "MK will decide". "Indeed, there has been no decision, I use the terms from the person I strongly believe in its credibility," he said.

Previously, Mahfud MD asked the National Police and the Constitutional Court to investigate the alleged leak of information regarding decisions related to the legislative system. The reason is, Mahfud said via his official Twitter account @mohmahfudmd, the Constitutional Court's decision has not been read yet as a state secret. "Regardless of anything, the Constitutional Court's decision cannot be leaked before it is read out. Information from Denny is a bad precedent, it can be categorized as a state secret leak. The police must investigate information A1 which is said to be a source of Denny so as not to become speculation that contains slander," said Mahfud. Mahfud's statement is a response to Denny Indrayana's tweet which claims to have received information about the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the legislative election system that will return to a closed proportional system or party voting.