Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs Havas Follows Constitutional Court's Decision Regarding Multiple Positions

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Arif Havas Oegroseno said that he would follow the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the deputy minister who held concurrent positions.

"This is the Constitutional Court's decision. Yes, we'll just join the Constitutional Court," said Havas in a brief interview after the Presidential Communication Office "Double Check: President Prabowo's Muhibbah Fruit from the International World" in Jakarta, Saturday.

The response came when the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs was asked about the deputy minister who concurrently served as commissioner. Havas also emphasized that this was a legal matter, stating again that he would comply with applicable laws and regulations.

"If the Constitutional Court says it can't be concurrent, yes... where else? According to law and regulation, right?" said Havas.

It is known that there are 30 deputy ministers who concurrently serve as commissioners in BUMN and subsidiaries of BUMN, one of which is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Arif Havas Oegroseno as Commissioner of PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS).

Previously, it was known that Juhady Rizaldy Ruringkon, who submitted a judicial review of Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning the Ministry of State at the Constitutional Court, requested that the deputy minister be prohibited from holding concurrent positions.

In his petition, Juhady quoted the legal considerations of the Constitutional Court's Decision Number 80/PUU-XVII/2019 which emphasized that deputy ministers should be prohibited from holding concurrent positions, like ministers.

In the legal consideration of decision number 80, the Court stated that the appointment and dismissal of deputy ministers is the prerogative of the President as is the case with the appointment and dismissal of ministers.

Therefore, according to the Constitutional Court, the deputy minister must be placed as a minister so that the entire ban on concurrent positions regulated in Article 23 of the State Ministry Law applies to deputy ministers.

However, at that time, the Constitutional Court decided that the application number 80 could not be accepted because the applicants did not have a legal standing.

On Thursday (17/7), the Constitutional Court stated that it could not accept the request for a judicial review regarding the prohibition of deputy ministers from holding concurrent positions because the applicant, namely the Executive Director of Indonesia Law and Democracy Studies Juhady Rizaldy Ruringkon, died.

"Declare that the petitioner's application Number 21/PUU-XXIII/2025 cannot be accepted," said Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo reading the verdict at the Plenary Court Session Room in Jakarta.

In legal considerations, Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Saldi Isra, explained that the Court obtained evidence that Juhady Rizaldy Ruringkon had died based on a certificate from the dr. Suyoto Hospital Jakarta on June 22, 2025 at 12.55 WIB.