Spokesperson: There Is No Need For The Constitutional Court Judge To Read Amicus Curiae In The 2024 Presidential Election Dispute Decision Session

Dispute for the 2024 Presidential Election (Screenshot)

JAKARTA - Spokesman for the Constitutional Court (MK) Fajar Laksono, emphasized that there is no obligation for the Constitutional Court judges to read out amicus theft in the trial of the 2024 presidential election dispute decision which will be held on April 22. To this day, the number of judicial friends or amicus stealingae who registered with the Constitutional Court (MK) related to the dispute over the results of the 2024 general election (PHPU) was recorded as 47 parties. However, only 14 amicus thefts were explored by Constitutional judges. "There is no rule that (amicus theft) must be read out (during the trial, ed)," Fajar told reporters, Saturday, April 20. In addition, according to Fajar, amicus theft is also not certain to affect the decision or not. He emphasized that it depends on the authority of the Constitutional judges who decide the case.

"Amicus steals can be considered. It can be considered in part or in total, or maybe not considered either. Depending on each Constitutional judge," he said. "(For example) 'Oh, this is ok, oh this is relevant, this is not'. The one who gave a legal assessment, which positioned amicus stealing, what is the belief of each judge," continued Fajar.

"So there is no obligation to read or treat (amicus steal) what it looks like," he said again.

Fajar also explained that of the 47 amicus theft submitted to the Constitutional Court, only 14 would be deposited with the Constitutional Court judge. Because, he said, the Constitutional Court judge only counted amicus theft which entered until April 16 as a consideration in deciding the PHPU case of the President and Vice President 2024.

"It was handed over to all judges, number of which were 14," said Fajar.

Even so, Fajar ensured, the contents of the statements of the figures who became amicuses of stealing in the Constitutional Court would be published digitally and could be read by the public.

"Hopefully we will use all the amicuses as public documents. So please classify them later," he concluded.