Dasco Soal Gugatan Uang Pension Anggota DPR: Kita Akan Parikut Putusan MK

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. (Nailin-VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, responded to a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding Law number 12 of 1980, one of which regulates the pension money of DPR members. The plaintiff requested that the pension allowance be removed because members of the DPR are considered to have served only one or several terms, but get the right for life.

Dasco said that DPR members only follow the rules in the laws that have been made for a long time without any changes from the council in office.

"Yes, actually, the DPR members only follow because it is a legal product that has existed some time ago," said Dasco at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 1.

Even so, Dasco said, members of the DPR will submit and follow the Constitutional Court's decision. Including if the Constitutional Court grants the lawsuit to abolish the pension allowance for the council.

"Well, whatever it is, we will obey and obey, what is it called, the decision of the Constitutional Court. Whatever is decided, we will participate," he said.

As is known, two civilians named Lita Lingggayani Gading and Syamsul Jahidin filed a lawsuit against Law number 12 of 1980 to the Constitutional Court (MK). They asked the Constitutional Court to remove the pension money for members of the DPR.

Quoted from the Constitutional Court website on Wednesday, October 1, the applicant filed a lawsuit against article 1 a, article 1 f, and article 12 of Law number 12/1980 concerning Financial Rights/Administration of Leaders and Members of the Highest/Highest State Institutions as well as the Former Leaders of the Highest/State Institutions and former Members of State High Institutions.

In the lawsuit, the applicant questioned the status of a member of the DPR as a member of the State High Institution so that he was entitled to a pension after not taking office.

The petitioner assessed that the existing rules allow DPR members to retire for life even if they only sit in the DPR seat for a period or 5 years.

"Unlike ordinary workers, members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) are still entitled to pensions even though they only serve one term or five years. This right is guaranteed by Law number 12 of 1980," said case applicant number 176/PUU-XXIII/2025.