Chief Justice Of The Constitutional Court Anwar Usman: There Is No Lobby In The Decision Of The Age Of The Presidential And Vice Presidential Candidates

Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman after a closed session with the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) at Building II of the Constitutional Court, Jakarta, Tuesday (31/10/2023) evening. (ANTARA/Fath Putra Mulya)

JAKARTA - Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman emphasized that there is no lobbying in examining and deciding cases Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 regarding the terms of age for presidential candidates (candidates) and vice presidential candidates (cawapres).

"Nothing, how are the lobbyings? Have you read the verdict yet?," Anwar Usman told reporters as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 31.

He said that if there was a lobbying process, then the results of the case decision submitted by an Indonesian citizen (WNI) named Almas Tsaqibbirru Re A. would not be like that.

"Bah! Yes, then, the verdict is that way," said Anwar.

Meanwhile, regarding him who did not resign when examining the case; so it is linked to a conflict of interest with the Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming, who is his nephew, Anwar said that his position had been regulated by God.

"That determines the position belonging to God Almighty," he said

Previously, the attorney for one of the reporters, Violla Reininda, said that Anwar Usman had lobbied eight other constitutional judges.

"The involvement here in the sense that the person concerned did not resign to examine and decide the case and was also actively involved in lobbying and smoothing the smooth running of this case so that it was granted by another judge," said Violla in an open trial before the MKMK at Building II MK, Jakarta, Tuesday morning.

Violla is a representative of the attorney from the Constitutional and Administrative Law Society (CALS), namely a collection of professors and teachers of constitutional law and state administrative law who reported alleged violations of the code of ethics and behavior of constitutional judges in case number 90.

Monday (16/10), the Constitutional Court partially granted Case Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 submitted by an Indonesian citizen (WNI) named Almas Tsaqibbirru Re A. from Surakarta, Central Java.

In his lawsuit, Almas requested the nomination requirements for presidential election participants at least 40 years old or experienced as regional heads, both at the provincial and district and city levels.

The verdict became controversial because it was considered full of conflicts of interest. Reports from the public who suspected that there was a violation of the constitutional judge's code of ethics in examining and deciding the case then appeared.