The Constitution Court conducted a trial on case No. 25/PUU-V/2007 about the trial on Act No.31 Tahun 2002 on Political Parties (UU Parpol), Tuesday (18/12), in the panel court room 4^th floor of the Constitution Court Building with the agenda of listening to the confirmation of the petition related to the latest condition in the legislation. For that purpose, The Court formed a Special Panel Board consisted of five Constitution Justice.

In the trial, the Head of the Special Panel, Prof. H. A. Mukhtie Fadjar, S.H., M.S., explained by the legalisation of the latest Acts on Political Parties, The Justice Deliberation Meeting argued that the Act on Political Parties currently filed for trial by the petitioners had lost it’s power for action. 

For that, according to Article 35 Act No. 24 Year 2003 on The Constitution Court, Mukhtie Fadjar explained that the Petitioners could withdraw the case as long as the case hadn’t reached the verdict made by the nine Justices. 

Towards the explanation, The Petitioners, Laksamana Madya (Purn) Sumitro stated that their party understood if the case had been withdrawn, then the case could not be filed again by the Petitioner. “For that, we have decided to withdraw the case in the Petition, stated one of the petitioners, Lieus Sungkarisma.

Nevertheless, Lieus also gave a note to the House of Representatives that the institution had never seriously responded the case as they had never attended the trials. “Actually, the filing of the case was not solely the Petitioners’ interest, but it also represented The Chinese ethnics interest where the Act on Political Parties should not be made difficult for those who are willing to participate actively in politics. We expect that if we withdraw the case, we could still file it back with the new Acts,” added Lieus. (Andhini Sayu Fauzia/Yogi Djatnika)