Family of Military Violence Victims Submits Conclusion of Military Justice Law Test to the Constitutional Court

Constitutional Court building, Jakarta/ANTARA/Laily Rahmawaty

JAKARTA - Two civilians who are the families of victims of military violence, namely Lenny Damanik and Eva Meliani Br Pasaribu, came to the Constitutional Court (MK) to submit a summary file for a judicial review of the Military Justice Law, Thursday, May 7, 2026.

The applicant's lawyer, Irfan Saputra, said the application had been registered in case number 260.

"Today we from the Security Sector Reform Team have included conclusions in a judicial review petition related to the Military Justice Law in case number 260," Irfan told reporters at the Constitutional Court building, Central Jakarta, Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Irfan explained that the material submitted in the application was related to the protection of human rights and the rule of law.

"The issue of military justice that we bring here today is not merely about limiting jurisdiction, but about protecting human rights and the rule of law," he said.

According to him, the military justice issue has so far been judged to still leave injustice for civilians who are victims.

"Therefore, through this military justice issue, many citizens should be victims of military justice injustice," he continued.

The applicant in the testing of the law is the family of a victim of violence involving military personnel. Lenny Damanik is the mother of Michael Hitson Sitanggang, a 15-year-old teenager who was killed by soldiers TNI Sertu Reza Pahlivi in 2024.

Then, Eva Meliani Br Pasaribu is the daughter of Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, a journalist from Karo, North Sumatra, who died along with his wife, children, and grandchildren in a house fire case suspected to be related to reports on gambling and certain individuals.