Harjono received a visit from the group Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Germany, Tuesday (24/4), at the Court House. This visit aims to strengthen and continue the cooperation between the Constitutional Court with HSF.
On that occasion, Pieter Witterauf discussed the progress of the Constitutional Court. According to Pieter, many positive developments that made the Court for several yearsin law enforcement. "I was surprised by the development of the Court some time later,"he explained.
Pieter also questioned the authority of the constitutional complaint is not owned by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Harjono Court explained that the nine judges continue to ’hold’ on the constitutional complaint. "We poured through the decisions without having to change the 1945 Constitution. For that, we do it gradually, "he explained.
Pieter also questioned the independence of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. According to Harjono, the independence of judges MOJ can be seen through the resulting decision of the Court. "Of the nine judges, all of them have to put his opinion in every case. Although the majority of votes in elections to decide, we also keep letting the dissenting opinion in any decision. This is what shows the independence of the Constitutional Court judges, "he explained. (Lulu Anjarsari / mh/Yazid.tr)
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