Menkum Denies Intervention When Prabowo Subianto Gathers Judges At The Palace

Minister of Law and Human Rights Supratman Andi Agtas denied that President Prabowo Subianto tried to intervene in judicial power when gathering judges at the State Palace, Thursday (20/2/2025). (ANTARA/Bagus Ahmad Rizaldi)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Minister of Law (Menkum) Supratman Andi Agtas dismissed the intervention in judicial power by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto when collecting more than 150 judges throughout Indonesia and a number of ministers in the field of law at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Thursday (20/2).

"Nothing to mention about intervention at all, nothing," said Supratman during the 2025 Run Savings event held by the Ministry of Law (Kemenkum) in Jakarta, Sunday.

Supratman, who claimed to be present at the meeting, said that President Prabowo actually gave affirmation to the judges to always uphold justice in deciding cases.

"He (President Prabowo) only left a message to all judges, be it the Supreme Court Justice, as well as the Appeal Judge, or the first level, he asked to uphold justice, defend the weak. There was nothing else, because it was different rooms," he told ANTARA.

He said President Prabowo emphasized to judges to maintain integrity and independence for the sake of upholding law and justice.

"He (President Prabowo) wants the Supreme Court institution as a branch of power in our political trias, it can be independent in how to achieve justice which is indeed the hope of the community," he said.

Previously, President Prabowo gathered more than 150 judges-Indonesia and a number of ministers in the field of law in a meeting at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (20/2) afternoon.

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that before the judges, the President asked them to maintain their integrity and enforce the law properly.

"The president asked for back up to enforce the law properly," said Yusril Ihza Mahendra, who was also present at the meeting.

The meeting was attended not only by the Supreme Court Justices, but also by Supreme Court (MA) judges who previously attended the 2024 Supreme Court Annual Report Special Session in Jakarta.

Apart from Yusril, the meeting was also attended by Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas, and Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction Otto Hasibuan.