The Constitutional Court Bill Was Approved By The DPR-Government Secretly, PDIP Legislator Johan Budi Claims Not To Know Anything

Member Of The House Of Representatives F-PDIP Johan Budi/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

Member of Commission III of the DPR from the PDIP faction Johan Budi admitted that he did not know that there was an agreement between his commission and the government to approve the Constitutional Court Bill (RUU MK) which was brought into a plenary meeting to be ratified into law (UU).

The reason is, the DPR has only opened a session today after undergoing a recess.

"Just asked by the leadership, yesterday the status of the DPR member was in recess, only now is the plenary opening, so yesterday many media friends asked me, I said that it was impossible for the plenary session to now be ratified. Because there is no, as far as I know, I am a member of Commission III, as far as I know there is no mini-fractional view, regarding the Constitutional Court Bill," said Johan, Tuesday, May 14.

The DPR held a plenary meeting during the V trial for 2023-2024 today and there is no agenda for ratifying the Constitutional Court Bill into law. Meanwhile, the news circulated that the Government and the DPR approved that the Constitutional Court Bill be brought to a plenary meeting to be ratified into law.

"I will confirm back with the leadership of Commission III regarding the continuation of the Constitutional Court Bill," continued Johan.

As for the mini views of the factions using the old opinion, the PDIP politician admitted that he would confirm with his co-commissioners. He admitted that there was a discussion regarding the revision of the Constitutional Court Law but because there was an 2024 election, the discussion was postponed.

"Indeed, there used to be discussions, then before the legislative election, it didn't stop, there had been talks with the government, but as far as I know I don't have a mini faction view yet," said Johan.

"As far as I know, if there was a mini-faction view, I don't know, I just joined the current one," he added.

Johan admitted that he did not receive an invitation personally to attend the discussion meeting on the revision of the Constitutional Court Law. Even the members and leaders of the commission who came from PDIP were also not present.

"I can't. Because once again the recess (I) is not in Jakarta. If the theory is people's recess to the electoral district. But that doesn't mean when the recess can't have a meeting, it doesn't mean that. But I don't know, I can't answer. Give me the opportunity today, because he said someone wanted to comment. It should be to the leadership of the commission who knows better," he concluded.

It is known that the government's working meeting with Commission III of the DPR RI took place quietly on Monday, May 13. The discussion meeting on the Constitutional Court Bill was chaired by the Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI from the Golkar Party faction, Adies Kadir and Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI from the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman.