Affirming That The Government Has Not Approved The Revision Of The Constitutional Court Law, Mahfud MD: There Is No Element Of Interest

Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Mahfud MD/DOK Instagram @mohmahfudmd

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) MD emphasized that the government has not approved the revision of Law Number 24 of 2003 concerning the Constitutional Court (MK).

Mahfud said the level one meeting had not yet been held so that an agreement had not been reached to amend this law.

"That's true, we haven't approved it yet and technically procedurally there has been no decision on a level one meeting. That level one meeting means the government has signed with all factions," Mahfud told reporters at a press conference, Monday, December 4.

Mahfud explained that the DPR and the government had indeed discussed the Constitutional Court Bill since the beginning of 2023. In the Panja Meeting agreed between the government and the DPR, there were no more provisions regarding the evaluation of constitutional judges.

However, he reminded that changes to the law should not harm the subject in it. "Therefore, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Human Rights as the deputy government has agreed to send a letter to the DPR regarding the proposed formulation of the transitional provisions to the Constitutional Court Bill," he said.

In the future, the government encourages the DPR to refer to the consideration of the Constitutional Court's decision so that the constitutional judge who is still in office is spent in advance referring to his appointment Decree (SK).

As for the decision, it is said that the constitutional judge who is in office and his term of office has exceeded five years or has not exceeded 10 (ten) years, has continued his term of office for up to ten years. The calculation began since the Presidential Decree (Keppres) was read.

Meanwhile, judges whose terms of office are more than ten years, must attend retirement by law or not more than 15 years.

Mahfud hopes that this formulation can be a solution from the government to maintain the independence of judges, especially during the general election (election). Then, it is hoped that national political stability and security can be achieved.

Moreover, the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court assessed that the ratification of the Constitutional Court Bill did not need to be rushed. "There is no element of interest," he said.

"This is an ordinary law, the new Perppu has an interest. In this case, there is no interest," concluded Mahfud.