PDIP Affirms Megawati Hands Over Amicus Curiae As A Citizen, Not The Head Of The Ganjar Supporting Political Party

PDIP chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri delivered her political speech during the PDIP National Working Meeting I in Jakarta, Friday, January 10, 2020. (Between- Aditya Pradana Putra)

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto confirmed that Megawati Soekarnoputri's statement of amicus stole to the Constitutional Court (MK) was handed over not on behalf of the PDIP general chairman, but as a citizen.

Amicus stole is defined as a court friend who helps the court by offering information, expertise, or insight related to the issues in this case. In this case, Megawati as an amicus stole the 2024 presidential election dispute case.

"As citizens. This means that the source of people's sovereignty, legal sovereignty comes from the people. So, all state government administrators have legality and legitimacy comes from the people," said Hasto at the Constitutional Court building, Tuesday, April 16.

According to Hasto, Megawati, in this case placed herself as a people who wanted to voice her thoughts that the Constitutional Court was founded as a bulwark of constitution and democracy.

"So that Mrs. Mega puts it together with the people. That's why what she voices is the voice of the truth. It has nothing to do with the position of the PDIP chairman, except how to build the democratic constitution with the sovereignty of the people," explained Hasto.

Hasto also emphasized that Megawati and PDIP would not intervene in the sovereignty of the Constitutional Court judge from the submission of the amicus stealee.

"We are smarti the entire independence and sovereignty of the Constitutional Court judges. We only hope that the decision is taken with conscience as part of the mitigation of the political crisis and perhaps an economy that we really don't expect. But as a bulwark of democracy and the constitution, the decision was taken based on a true justice," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Prabowo-Gibran camp assessed that Megawati's move to file as an amicus theft was a mistake. This is because the fifth President of Indonesia is part of the litigants.

"Amicus stealing is a request submitted by the party as a friend of the court and a friend of the court, it should not be a party in the case, it must be observed," said a member of the Prabowo-Gibran Defenders team, Otto Hasibuan at the Constitutional Court Building.

"So, there are people who are independent, they are not part of that case. They are not tied to A and Si B," he continued.

According to him, Megawati is a litigant because she is the General Chair of the PDI-P or PDIP as well as the bearer of Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD in the 2024 presidential election contestation.

Therefore, Otto assessed that Megawati's application for amicus theft was not the right step.

"So, if Mrs. Mega, she is a party in this case so that if that is the case, in my opinion, it is not appropriate as an amicus theft," he said.