Chief Justice Of The Constitutional Court Suhartoyo: If We Are Not Good, Criticize, Don't Leave It!

Nine Constitutional Court Judges after holding a plenary meeting for the election of the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court at the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta, Thursday 9 November (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The nine constitutional judges agreed to elect Suhartoyo to be the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) for the 2023-2028 period, Anwar Usman's replacement. Saldi Isra was re-appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court. After the polemic within this constitutional court shocked the public, Suhartoyo asked the public not to hesitate to criticize so that the judges of the Constitutional Court, especially himself, could improve themselves. "If indeed we are not good in the future, then it's okay for both of us to be criticized. So, we can both every time we evaluate. So, don't let it go. If the younger siblings let it go, it is the same then make the embryo a big thing and then it becomes fatal," said Suhartoyo at the Constitutional Court Building, Central Jakarta, Thursday, November 9. Continue, Saldi Isra hopes that the new leadership of the Constitutional Court can restore public trust after a decision is made regarding the age limit of these polemic presidential and vice presidential candidates. "Please pray for our blessing together so that the Court "The constitution can definitely start from today to improve itself and gain public support in dealing with the situation in the future, especially election disputes that will soon approach all of us," said Saldi. The plan is that Suhartoyo will take an oath of office as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court for the period 2023-2028 on Monday, November 13, 2023. "God willing, on Monday his oath will be taken in this room. Take an oath in this room. That is, starting Monday the composition of the management "The Constitutional Court will be fulfilled as usual," said Saldi. For information, the election of the new Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court followed up on the results of the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss Anwar Usman. In the decision on ethical violations of constitutional judges read out on Tuesday, November 7, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Jimly Asshidiqqie stated that Anwar Usman was proven to have committed a serious violation of the code of ethics and behavior of constitutional judges. Jimly said that the uncle of the prospective vice president of Gibran Rakabuming Raka opened up space outside parties to intervene in the formulation of the Constitutional Court's decision in case number 90 / PUU-XXI / 2023 which allows regional heads not yet 40 years old as presidential and vice-presidential candidates. "The reported judge (Anwar Usman) was proven to have deliberately opened an intervention room for outsiders in the decision-making process number 90 / PUU-XXI / 2023, thus violating the Sapta Karsa Hutama, the Independence Principle, the application of numbers 1, 2, and 3," said Jimly. This is supported by Anwar Usman's attitude involved in the meeting The judge's deliberation (RPH) on the 90/PUU-XXI/2023 case, after previously being absent from the RPH of a similar material test case. "The reported judge (Anwar Usman) did not resign from handling the case 90/PUU-XXI/2023, even though in fact there was a conflict of interest, because the 90/PUU-XXI/2023 case was directly related to the interests of the family of the reported judge, namely Gibran Rakabuming Raka," said Jimly.

As a result of Anwar's dismissal as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, MKMK ordered the Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court to lead the new Constitutional Court leadership election within 2x24 hours. MKMK also prohibits Anwar Usman, who is now only a member of the Constitutional Court, from running again as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court until his term as constitutional judge ends.