Anwar Usman Ethical Violation Decision Eticals Et Al, Read Tuesday Afternoon At 16.00

Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) will read out the verdict against the alleged violation of the code of ethics and behavior of the constitutional judge today.

The plenary session for the pronunciation of the Constitutional Court's decision on the report against the Chairman of the Constitutional Mahakamah (MK) Anwar Usman and the eight judges of the Constitutional Court was held at 16.00 WIB at the Constitutional Court building, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta.

The decision on the handling of the MKMK case will be read out by the Chief Justice of the MKMK and concurrently Member, Jimly Asshiddiqie (community figure), Secretary concurrently Member of the MKMK, Wahiduddin Adams (constitutional judge), and Member of the MKMK, Bintan R. Saragih (law academic).

The Constitutional Court has received 21 reports of alleged violations of the ethics of the Constitutional Court judge on the Constitutional Court's decision Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 which allows regional heads not yet 40 years old to run as presidential and vice presidential candidates.

Previously, the Constitutional Court had held MKMK meetings, preliminary hearings, and follow-up examination hearings, by listening to the statements of the complainant, the reported judges, judges of constitution, experts, and witnesses from Thursday, October 26 to Friday, November 3.

Some time ago, MKMK Chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie said all evidence related to the alleged violation of the code of ethics by the Constitutional Court was complete, including witness statements and experts.

Jimly said that the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the alleged violation of the code of ethics of the nine judges of the Constitutional Court would have an impact on the registration provisions for the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs.

"Later, please look at the decisions that we (MKMK) will read, including the answers to the demands so that the decision (MKMK decision) has an effect on the Constitutional Court's decision so that it affects the registration of prospective presidential/vice-presidential candidates," said Jimly, Friday, November 3.

The Constitutional Court has scheduled a decision on November 7, or before the determination of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election (Pilpres) participants on November 13, 2023.

According to Jimly, guarding this case must be carried out from the political ethics system to state ethics.

"Indonesia is the fourth largest law country in the world, but our country's law quality index is number 64, the quality is still far away," said Jimly.

Jimly asked the public to be patient in waiting for the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the alleged violation of the code of ethics by nine judges of the Constitutional Court.