Golkar Confident In Facing Lawsuits In The Administrative Court After Pocketing New Decree

JAKARTA - The Golkar Party feels confident in facing a lawsuit regarding the decree (SK) regarding the ratification of the Golkar Party's AD/ART resulting from the XI National Conference at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) after pocketing a new management decree from the Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas.

"I think it's normal, yes, there's nothing extraordinary. Everyone is the same in the eyes of the law and the process is normal," said Golkar Party Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 20.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Adies Kadir, said the party's legal team was ready to face the lawsuit.

He said the Golkar Party's legal team had also attended the inaugural trial which was held this Wednesday.

"We just went through it like I said yesterday," said Kadir when met on the same occasion.

In addition, he also explained that the Golkar Party National Conference had been implemented in accordance with the party's articles of association / budget.

"Then, all congress participants want it, so if there is still not satisfied to want to test the validity of the National Conference, yes, we invite it through the district court, through the state administrative court, we are ready to serve it at any time," said Kadir added.

Minister of Law Supratman issued and submitted a decree regarding the complete composition of the new management of the Golkar Party directly to Bahlil Lahadalia.

Bahlil said that the new decree issued by the Minister of Law had fully included all new Golkar Party administrators.

"The first decree is that there are only nine temporary administrators and today the decree has been completed, more than 100, 159 have been completed, and there is already a supervisory board, an honorary council, an ethics board, then a party court," he said.

On the other hand, Ilhamsyah Ainul Mattimu sued the Decree of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number: M.HH-3.AH.11.03 of 2024 concerning Ratification of Amendments to the AD/ART of the Golkar Party which was set in Jakarta on August 22, 2024.

Case Number 389/G/2024/PTUN.JKT was registered by Ilhamsyah on Monday (21/10). As quoted from the Jakarta Administrative Court Case Tracing Information System page, Ilhamsyah in his petitum asked the Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights as the defendant to revoke the decree in question.