Constitutional Court Judge Praises Bambang Widjojanto, Then Insinuates KPU Chair

The Constitutional Court Panel of Judges at the 2024 Presidential Election Dispute Session (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Constitutional Court (MK) Judge Arief Hidayat had praised members of the legal team from the Anies Baswedan-Cak Imin camp, Bambang Widjojanto and satirized the KPU chairman, Hasyim Asy'ari in the General Election Results Analysis (PHPU) trial.

It started when Arief had the opportunity to speak. He then praised Bambang Widjojanto or BW because of his maturity.

"I also met 5 years ago with my friend, Mas Bambang Widjojanto. It turns out that after 5 years of maturity he had his patience," said Arief during a trial at the Constitutional Court, Wednesday, April 3.

The patience from BW in question when the member of the Anies-Cak Imin legal team was asked by Judge Saldi Isra to stop and give his colleague the opportunity to ask questions.

At that time, BW stopped and followed court instructions. Then, ask one last question before leaving the opportunity to ask his colleague.

The attitude shown by BW is very different. Arief remembers very well when the attorney for Anies-Cak Imin was hit. In fact, he was asked to leave the trial during the 2019 presidential election dispute trial.

"In fact, 5 years ago I was forced to scream at him to tell him to come out. But now when Prof. Saldi or Mr. Chairman said 'Mr. Bambang has finished', now he is very patient and very obedient to the judge," said Arief.

After conveying this, Arief replied to Marsudi as the expert presented by the KPU. He questioned several things about Sirekap.

Until finally, Arief seemed to be insinuating Hasyim Asy'ari who turned out to be using his assistant while teaching at Diponegoro University (Undip). He said that the chairman of the KPK would embarrass him if he was proven not true.

"It should be like that, the KPU, Mr. Hasyim. This happens to be Mr. Hasyim, my assistant is a lecturer at Undip, so if Mr. Hasyim is not right I'm also very embarrassed," said Arief.