Constitutional Court Asks For Immediate Revision Of Job Creation Law, Legislative Legislative Council: We Must Swallow Bitter Pills

Member of Baleg Firman Soebagyo

JAKARTA - Member of the Legislative Council, Firman Soebagyo, confirmed that the House of Representatives will immediately revise the Job Creation Law after the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK). Amendments to the law in response to the Constitutional Court's decision are common and common.

"Therefore, whatever the consequences, even if the name of the pill is bitter, we must swallow it as long as it can cure a disease, not add to it", said Firman during a discussion on Measuring the unconstitutionality of the Employment Creation Law after the Constitutional Court at the House of Representatives Building, Monday, November 29.

Firman said in one of the decisions of the Constitutional Court it was stated that the Ciptaker Law was considered unconstitutional because Indonesia did not recognize the Omnibus Law. 

"What is considered unconstitutional becomes constitutional, the House of Representatives will carry out according to the applicable mechanism. We will revise Law No. 12 of 2011, to normalize the phrase omnibus law so that the Job Creation Act becomes constitutional", he continued.

However, he continued, as one of the people who discussed the law in the House of Representatives, he testified that there was never the phrase Omnibus Law in the Job Creation Act.

"The Omnibus Law was the idea of experts during discussions at the Legislative Council to overcome overlapping regulations, causing development to fail. However, this Constitutional Court's decision must be implemented", he said.

The Golkar politician said that after the Constitutional Court's decision, the House of Representatives will revise Law No. 12 of 2011 and the government should adjust the decision by perfecting the editorial before the recess.

According to him, the revision of Law 12 of 2011 will be proposed to be included in the 2022 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) so that the Omnibus Law norms can be normalized in the Law.

"Baleg will hold a Leadership Meeting and it will be proposed that Law number 12 of 2011 be included in the Prolegnas so that the Omnibus Law norm can be normalized so that the Job Creation Act becomes constitutional", said Firman.