KY Reveals Different Opinions of Commissioners regarding Three Supreme Court Candidates
JAKARTA - The Judicial Commission (KY) revealed a difference of opinion among commissioners in determining the approval of three candidates for the 2026 Supreme Court from the criminal, civil, and religious chambers.
KY Spokesperson Anita Kadir in Jakarta, Friday, August 7, said the difference of opinion occurred in the plenary meeting to determine the approval of the prospective chief justice as part of the decision-making dynamics among commissioners.
"In determining the approval of the selection of candidates for the 2026 Supreme Court, the commissioners in making decisions have dynamics, where democracy in taking consensus deliberations," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, August 8.
Anita explained that the differences of opinion occurred for one candidate for the criminal chamber, one candidate for the civil chamber, and one candidate for the religious chamber.
However, KY did not reveal the identities of the three candidates who were the object of disagreement or the reasons behind the differences in views.
The KY Plenary Meeting on Friday yesterday determined 14 candidates who passed the selection, consisting of 11 candidates for supreme judges, two candidates for human rights ad hoc judges, and one candidate for ad hoc judges for Tipikor at the Supreme Court.
A total of 11 successful candidates for the Supreme Court judges consists of four candidates for the criminal chamber, two civil chambers, two religious chambers, and three state business chambers specializing in taxes.
Meanwhile, the two candidates for ad hoc human rights judges who passed were Edwin Partogi Pasaribu and Roki Panjaitan, while Sudiyo was declared to have passed as a candidate for ad hoc Tipikor judge.
KY stated that the decision on the selection results was final and could not be challenged.
The 14 candidates who were declared to have passed will then be proposed to the DPR RI to obtain approval according to the applicable mechanism.