Constitutional Justice Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi giving presentation when receiving the student visit from Sultan Agung Islamic University, Thursday (24/3) at the Constitutional Court Building.
Jakarta, MKOnline - Freedom was one thing that needed to be kept by a Constitutional Justice when giving an opinion on a decision. That was delivered by Constitutional Justice Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi as he received a visit from students of Sultan Agung Islamic University, Thursday (24/3) at the Constitutional Court (The Court) Building.
“A Justice (Constitutional Justice-ed.) principally has to decide (a verdict-ed.) in consensus but a justice has to defend a character, that is freedom. Each justice cannot be forced to agree on something in making argumentation. For that purpose, a justice disagreement is put in a dissenting opinion in The Court’s decision,” he pointed out.
According to Fadlil, Justice Deliberation Meeting was a forum for constitutional justices to make arguments up to a point in reaching a decision. “However, when there is a balance situation between the number of justices who oppose and justices who agree then the final words is in Chief Justice’s hand,” he explained.
Responding to a question concerning the difference in the decisions for regional elections claiming that there had been money politics, Fadlil explained that The Court granted the election if it was structured, systematic, and massive. “A structured money politic practice involves power in the organizing of the regional election, for example, from regent level to the neighborhood unit or the election commission to the poll station. Then the practice is done systematically that relates to one another. Another thing is that it has disrupted the constitutionality of the election, for example by making intimidation, kidnapping which then affects the recapitulation of votes,” he described.
Besides that, Fadlil also explained the founding of The Court as a product of 1998 reform. People, explained Fadlil, were given an opportunity to defend their interest through a forum. “On that basis, The Court was founded as a result of a reform to fulfill a demand from a system,” he pointed out (Lulu Anjarsari/mh/YDJ)
Thursday, March 24, 2011 | 21:58 WIB 250