Petitioner of Reviewing Act on Education Fixed Petition
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The petitioners in reviewing Act 20 of 2003 on National Education System, particularly Article 50 paragraph (3), Thursday (16/2) afternoon, make improvements to petition the Constitutional Court (MK), in the Meeting Room of the Panel, the Court House. According to him, the applicant has enough inputs to improve the application in accordance with the Constitutional Assembly.

"We have to include the National Education Act as evidence, on the petition we do not include application fees," said attorney of the Petitioner No. 5/PUU-IX/2012, Andi Muttakin, in front of the judges of the Constitutional namely, Anwar Usman (Panel Chair), Harjono, and Achmad Sodiki.

Further, the Petitioners also associated with the substance of the petition to improve on the elaboration of further losses on the Petitioners. "More importantly, the philosophical foundations of the existence of RSBI (International standard school stubs), then linked with the National Education system now," said Andi.

As previously communicated, the applicant is, Andi Akbar Fitriyadi, Nadya Masykuria, Milang Tauhida, Jumono, Lodewijk F. Paat, Bambang Wisudo, and Febri Hendri Antoni Arif, argues that the Petitioners’ constitutional rights guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution violated effect of Article 50 paragraph (3) of Act 20/2003 on National Education System is.

Article 50 paragraph (3) states, "Government and / or local governments conduct at least one unit of education at all levels of education to be developed into an international educational unit."

They revealed in practice, RSBI a system as opposed to the state’s obligation to the nation, and caused violations of human right of citizens to get a good education.

"Therefore, Article 28 and Article 30 of the 1945 Constitution were as a reviewing stone. There include the rights of citizens, "said one Petitioner Jumono, after the trial.(Shohibul Umam / mh/Yazid.tr)


Thursday, February 16, 2012 | 18:06 WIB 142