Anwar Usman 'Uncle Kaesang' Does Not Participate In The Case Of The Old Material Test For Candidates For Regional Heads

Constitutional Court Judge Anwar Usman/ANTARA PHOTO

JAKARTA - Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Saldi Isra, said Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman did not participate in deciding the judicial review case of the Pilkada Law regarding the age requirements for regional head candidates currently rolling in the Constitutional Court.

This was conveyed by Saldi in the follow-up trial of Case Number 70/PUU-XXII/2024 in the Court Court Courtroom, Jakarta, Thursday. Saldi said Anwar Usman had declared his wish at the judge's deliberation meeting (RPH).

"The RPH some time ago had heard directly from His Majesty Anwar Usman. So, this was not asked by anyone, he would not participate in deciding regarding the terms of this age," said Saldi as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 25.

Saldi felt the need to convey Anwar Usman's attitude so that all parties were not suspicious of the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

"So this needs to be conveyed so that all parties do not have a sense of suspicion. So he has declared (declared) at the RPH that he will not participate in the decision," said Saldi.

The follow-up trial of Case Number 70/PUU-XXII/2024 was chaired by Saldi accompanied by Constitutional Justices Arsul Sani and M. Guntur Hamzah. The agenda for the trial is to improve the application.

At first, A. Fahrur Rozi as applicant I submitted a provision request for Anwar Usman to examine and decide the case he submitted.

According to him, Anwar Usman has a family bond with the Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep who has the potential to run as a candidate for regional head in the 2024 Pilkada. Kaesang, he said, was the nephew of Anwar Usman.

"The Petitioner submitted the right to rebuttal to Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and respectfully requested that Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman with his awareness resign or not be included in the process of examining and making decisions on the quo case," said Fahrur.

However, because Anwar Usman has stated that he will not participate in deciding the judicial review of the Pilkada Law relating to the age requirements, added Saldi, the petitioner's provision application is no longer relevant.

"This means that what you ask for is that the provision becomes irrelevant again," said Saldi.

Case Number 70/PUU-XXII/2024 was proposed by Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University student Jakarta A. Fahrur Rozi and Podomoro University student Anthony Lee.

The petitioners submitted a request for judicial review of Article 7 paragraph (2) letter e of Law Number 10 of 2016 because it was considered to create legal uncertainty. They want the requirements for the age of the candidate for regional head to be calculated since the determination of the candidate pair.

In its petitum, the petitioners asked the Constitutional Court to interpret Article 7 paragraph (2) letter e as: at least 30 (twenty) years old for governor and deputy governor candidates and 25 (twenty five) years for candidates for regents and deputy regents or mayor candidates and deputy mayor candidates from the time the candidate for the candidate pair is determined.