MKMK Bans Anwar Usman From Participating In Handling All Disputes In The 2024 Election

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JAKARTA - The Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) imposed additional sanctions on Anwar Usman in the results of decisions on alleged violations of the code of ethics and behavior of constitutional judges.

In addition to firing Anwar as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, MKMK also forbade Anwar to participate in handling all cases of the 2024 Election dispute.

This decision is related to the results of the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the obscenity of regional heads not yet 40 years old as presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

"The reported judge is not allowed to be involved or involve himself in the examination and decision making in cases of dispute over the results of the presidential and vice presidential elections, the election of members of the DPR, DPD, and DPRD, as well as the election of governors, regents, and mayors who have the potential for conflict of interest," said MKMK Chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie at the MK building, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, November 7.

Still in the verdict, MKMK assessed that Anwar Usman, who is the uncle of the prospective vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka, was proven to have committed a serious violation of the code of ethics and behavior of the constitsu judges as stated in Sapta Karsa Hutama, the principle of impartiality, principles of integrity, principles of competence and equality, independence principles, and principles of appropriateness and politeness.

The Constitutional Court ordered the Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court to lead the implementation of the new Constitutional Court leadership election within 2x24 hours.

The Constitutional Court also prohibits Anwar Usman, who is now only a member of the Constitutional Court, from running for Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court until his term as a constitutional judge ends.

The Constitutional Court's decision refers to the report on the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 which allows regional heads not yet 40 years old to run as presidential and vice presidential candidates.

The decision on the handling of the MKMK case was 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. However, in this trial, the reading of the results of case handling is divided into four decisions.

This decision refers to the Constitutional Court Regulation (PMK) Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court. In the regulation, there are 3 types of sanctions that can be imposed, verbal warnings, written warnings, or dishonorable dismissals.