MKMK's First Meeting On The Constitutional Court Judge's Ethics Report, Jimly: This Is A Heavy Issue, Serious Issue

The Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) held an inaugural meeting to discuss reports of alleged violations of the code of ethics (Photo: Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) held an inaugural meeting to discuss reports of alleged violations of the code of ethics of the judges of the Constitutional Court (MK). In this inaugural meeting, the Constitutional Court presented all reporters regarding the alleged violation of the constitutional judge's code of ethics on the agenda of the clarification meeting. MKMK chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie said that his handling of the report caused by the decision to judicial review of the presidential and vice presidential age limit by the Constitutional Court was quite serious. "This clarification meeting is also to ensure a quick response because this issue is a serious issue, a serious issue and is closely related to the presidential candidate registration schedule (and cawapres) and the verification time schedule by the KPU and the final determination of the presidential candidate pair," said Jimly when opening a meeting at the Constitutional Court Building, Central Jakarta, Thursday, October 26. Meanwhile, Jimly admitted and the other two MKMK members only had 30 days to settle the case because they were hunting for time with the electoral stages. "Meanwhile, in the report material there are those who demand that the Constitutional Court's decision be canceled," said Jimly. In this clarification meeting, Jimly initially asked the reporters for confirmation for their willingness so that the meeting was open to the public or not allowed and the meeting was closed. All the reporters said they were willing. It is known that the Constitutional Court received seven reports of alleged ethical violations by all constitutional judges regarding the Constitutional Court's decision Number 90/PUU/-XXI/2023 regarding the judicial review of the minimum age limit for presidential and vice presidential candidates. In this case, the Constitutional Court granted a lawsuit asking regional heads who are not yet 40 years old to advance as presidential and vice-presidential candidates. In the opinion of the Constitutional Court judge, the ones who approved all case clauses were Anwar Usman who is also the uncle of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Guntur Hamzah, and Manahan M. P. Sitompul. Meanwhile, Judge Daniel Yusmic Pancastaki Foekh and Enny Nurbaningsih are of the view that they agree that only governors can run for presidential and vice presidential candidates even though they are not 40 years old. Then, Saldi Isra and Wahiduddin Adams refused to grant this case. Meanwhile, Suhartoyo and Arief Hidayat stated that the lawsuit should not have been accepted. Following up on the report, the Constitutional Court formed the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) consisting of Wahiduddin Adams from elements of constitutional judges, former chairman of the Constitutional Court Jimly Asshiddiqie from elements of community leaders, and Bintan R Saragih from academic elements.

Jimly Asshiddiqie himself acts as chairman and concurrently as a member of the MKM, while Wahiduddin Adams as secretary of the MKMK who is also a member. MKMK will work for a month starting from October 24, 2023 to November 24, 2023.