JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ahmad Basarah said amendments to the 1945 Constitution could not be carried out in the remaining term of office for the 2019-2024 period. The rules prohibit them from making amendments in less than six months the term of office ends.
"According to the MPR's rules, the MPR is prohibited from carrying out institutional constitutional activities, including changing the 1945 Constitution before six months of office or this term of service ends," said Basarah after conducting a gathering between the MPR RI and PKB at the PKB DPP Office, Jalan Raden Saleh, Central Jakarta, Saturday, June 8.
"Towards October 1, we have less than four months left. So it has been less than six months, it is certain that the MPR cannot change the constitution in the current period," he continued.
Furthermore, Basarah said that the current position of the MPR is to absorb the aspirations of various parties related to the 1945 amendment. One of them is by having a relationship with the general chairman of the party to the presidents and top officials of the institution.
In a meeting with PKB, for example, Basarah said there were several things that were discussed with PKB General Chair Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin. One of them is about legislation.
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"That no matter how good the Constitution or laws and regulations are, they are prepared but without the spirit of state administrators, good power, without the spirit of good state administrators to be dedicated to the nation and state, the law must have a gap," he said.
Basarah said the opportunity was open because law is a human product. So, whoever makes it can be wrong.
"Because the law is a human product, there must be caliphate elements in it," explained the chairman of the PDIP DPP.
"Well, if the state administrators are not good, they tend to abuse of power. That hole will be used for the benefit of the nation and state," concluded Basarah.
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