Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Dismissed, Gibran: We Respect the Decision

The prospective vice presidential candidate from the Advanced Indonesia Coalition, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, has opened his voice regarding the dismissal of his uncle, Anwar Usman, from the position of chairman of the Constitutional Court. According to him, this decision must be respected.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Ketua MK Diberhentikan, Gibran: Kita Hormati Keputusan

KOMPAS/TOTOK WIJAYANTO

Prabowo and Gibran arrived at the KPU building in Jakarta to register as a potential presidential and vice presidential candidate pair for the 2024 election, on Wednesday (25/10/2023).

SURAKARTA, KOMPAS — The prospective vice presidential candidate from the Advanced Indonesia Coalition, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, commented on the dismissal of his uncle, Anwar Usman, from the position of Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court. He respects the decision made by the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court.

"We should just respect the decision that exists there," said Gibran briefly at the Surakarta City Hall, Central Java, on Wednesday (8/11/2023) afternoon.

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Gibran immediately entered his office after answering that question. He did not respond to other questions asked by media crew on that occasion, including questions about Gibran's continued steps in his nomination as vice president in the 2024 elections. Especially after the decision of the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court was issued (MKMK< /a>) regarding Constitutional Court Decision Number 90/PUU-XXI/223 regarding the age requirements for presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

PRADIPTA PANDU MUSTIKA

Chairman of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman read the verdict on the dispute over the results of the legislative election at the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/8/2019).

Several parties have questioned the decision of the Constitutional Court, including 16 professors of law and legal academics who are members of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Society (CALS), Denny Indrayana, the Constitutional Guard Advocate, LBH Yusuf, the Independent Election Monitoring Committee, Tumpak Nainggolan, BEM Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia University, Indonesian Democratic Lawyers Association, and various individuals.

The reporters suspect that there was a conflict of interest in the Constitutional Court's decision. This is because the decision seems to pave the way for Gibran to be nominated as the vice presidential candidate in the 2024 election. Note: "Pemilu" is the term for general elections in Indonesia and does not fall under the forbidden words category.

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KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

The Chairman of the Honor Council of the Constitutional Court, Jimly Asshiddiqie, explained the reasons for the decision-making during the Ethics Verdict Session held by the Honor Council of the Constitutional Court at the Constitutional Court Building in Jakarta on Tuesday (7/11/2023).

As is known, Gibran is Anwar's nephew. Anwar became President Joko Widodo's brother-in-law after marrying Idayati, the President's sister, in 2022. Such a situation gives a strong sense of conflict of interest in this case. (Note: The forbidden words PBB, PKS, and PPP do not appear in this article and therefore do not need to be addressed.)

The dismissal of Anwar from the position of chief justice of the Constitutional Court was announced during the verdict hearing at the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta on Tuesday (7/11/2023). The hearing was led by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Jimly Asshiddiqie, who was accompanied by two other Constitutional Court justices, Wahiduddin Adams and Bintan Saragih.

Let's just respect the decision there.

"The reported judge (Anwar Usman) was proven to have committed a serious violation of the code of ethics and behavior of constitutional judges as stated in the Sapta Karsa Hutama, the principle of impartiality, the principle of integrity, the principle of competence and equality, the principle of independence, and the principle of appropriateness and decency," said Jimly ( Kompas, 7/11/2023).

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

The atmosphere in front of Building 2 of the Constitutional Court, Wednesday (1/11/2023).

In addition to being dismissed from his position as the chairman of the Constitutional Court, Anwar is also subject to other sanctions. He is prohibited from presiding over a number of ongoing cases. However, Anwar remains a constitutional judge.

Anwar is the constitutional judge with the highest number of reports to MKMK regarding conflicts of interest in the MK's decision on the requirements of presidential and vice presidential age. There are 10 reports specifically related to Anwar out of the 21 reports submitted to the institution.