Untold Story Chief Justice Of The Constitutional Court Anwar Usman: Blasphemed In Bima NTB's Village After Winning Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin

Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) RI Anwar Usman

JAKARTA - The chairman of the Indonesian Constitutional Court (MK) Anwar Usman admitted that he was the most blasphemed figure by the people in his own hometown, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

This departs from the decision of the General Election (Election) of the President and Vice President in the 2019 Presidential Election.

"The person who was blasphemed the most at that time was me," said Anwar Usman while giving a public lecture at the Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang (UMT) broadcast virtual, reported by Antara, Friday, June 4.

Blasphemy against him because NTB, especially the City of Bima, is a source of votes for the Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno.

Anwar Usman was aware of the blasphemy from Prabowo-Sandi's supporters because of Tanah Bima, NTB, where he was born, so it had an impact on his personality.

With this incident, Anwar Usman advised, no judge's decision in a case can satisfy all parties. This is because there are two conflicting parties involved in deciding a case.

Furthermore, in deciding a case, the judge will use the facts revealed at the trial as the basis for making decisions.

"Whatever issues and facts that occur on the ground but cannot be presented or disclosed in court, what will emerge is a different decision," he said.

On that occasion, Anwar Usman gave an example of the armor belonging to Ali bin Abi Talib, one of the caliphs and a friend of the Prophet Muhammad.

One time Ali bin Abi Talib found his armor in the hands of a Jew. When asked for the clothes, the Jew refused and said that the clothes were his.

Ali, who felt disapproved, took the case to court. However, when at the court, the caliph's claim was rejected by the judge even though Ali presented two witnesses, namely his son and his assistant.

The lesson from the case, he continued, is that even though the child, the maid, the people around him, until the judge himself found out that the armor belonged to Ali, he failed to prove it in court.

"Frankly, I am the person who is most blasphemed because of the hammer in my hand. Therefore, it is necessary to enlighten the public," he said.