Constitutional Court: Activists' Aspirations To Professors Something To Be Proud Of

Spokesperson and Head of the Legal and Administrative Bureau of the Constitutional Court, Fajar Laksono, answered reporters' questions at the I MK RI building, Jakarta, Thursday (22/8/2024). BETWEEN/Fath Putra Mulya

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Constitutional Court (MK) Fajar Laksono said the aspirations of activists to professors submitted to the Constitutional Court were something to be proud of.

Fajar conveyed this after receiving an audience of dozens of activists, students, civil society, and professors in the hall of the I MK building, Jakarta, Thursday, August 22.

"Of course we, this time, see tone aspirations are happy, we are proud, we are happy to see figures, professors, artists, academics convey their aspirations, and earlier students were also with the Constitutional Court," Fajar said as quoted by ANTARA.

He explained that representatives from dozens of activists to professors expressed their hopes to the constitutional panel of judges.

"Earlier, the intended clear or adresat of the statement was a constitutional judge, of course we will convey it to him, the father/mother of constitutional judges," said the Head of the Legal Bureau and the Constitutional Court's Administration.

Activists and professors came to the Constitutional Court to express their support for the constitutional guard institution. They then handed over a bouquet of flowers and made a statement of attitude.

"Dear constitutional judges, today, we thank you more because you have restored not only the dignity of the constitution, but also our rights, especially the democratic rights in political competitions," said activist and politician Wanda Hamidah reading out the statement of attitude.

Constitutional judges are considered as players in fighting corruption that injures democracy. According to the activists to professors, constitutional judges not only prevent democratic robbers, but also restore the matter of democracy.

"That's why today we came here to this building which is calm, peaceful, to express our gratitude. Hopefully democracy will not be deceived again," said Wanda.

Today, the DPR is scheduled to hold a plenary meeting on the Revision of the Regional Head Election Law (RUU Pilkada). However, the meeting was postponed because the number of meeting participants was not quorum.

Previously, on Wednesday (21/8), the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR and the Government agreed to continue discussing the Bill on the Fourth Amendment to Law Number 1 of 2015 at the nearest DPR plenary meeting to be ratified into law.

However, the Pilkada Bill has drawn polemics in the community, not fully accommodating the Constitutional Court Decision Number 70/PUU-XXII/2024 and the Constitutional Court Decision Number 60/PUU-XXII/2024 which was read out on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.