Head of Education (Kapusdik) Pancasila and Constitution of the Constitutional Court (MK), Guntur Hamzah, received a visit from the State University of Gorontalo on Thursday (1/11) afternoon on the 11th floor of the Court Building. "We are at the Court very welcome to the visits from outside of the court. Example of college who want to know the Court, as well as friendship and conduct hearings," said Guntur Hamzah.

Guntur said the Court is an institution that is very open. In accordance with the vision of the Court, it is upholding the constitution in order to realize the ideals of law and democracy for the sake of living a dignified nation and state. "The mission of the Court, to realize the Constitutional Court as a reliable judiciary," said Thunder. In this sense, the Court wants to be a modern judiciary and reliable.

"Two key words are modern and reliable. How can a modern, if not supported by information technology. How can it be reliable, that the credibility of the judges of the Constitutional Court and all ranks of the Constitutional Court is not reliable? It should at least have the self-discipline, integrity, and more. That's all we get up in the Constitutional Court, "said Thunder.

MK other missions, said Guntur, establish the constitutionality of Indonesia. Build constitutionality of Indonesia means the Court concerned with education related to the constitution.

"How can we build the constitutionality of Indonesia, if we do not all stakeholders have a common interest. One of the agenda of the presence of Mom and Dad to the Court, is one of the building constitutionality of Indonesia, "said Thunder to 10 representatives from the State University of Gorontalo.

No less important, continued Guntur, MK has a vision to build awareness constitutional. "In regard to the Court's two missions, then we break down in the form of organization of the Constitutional Court," said Thunder.

Court History

Guntur explained the history of the Constitutional Court started from the third amendment of the 1945 Constitution in 2001. As is known, the 1945 Constitution has been amended four times since 1999-2002.

"In 2001 when the third amendment of the 1945 Constitution, there are three chapters related to the Constitutional Court that Section 7D, Article 24 Paragraph (2) and Article 24C," said Thunder. Section 7D associated with the obligation to make a decision the opinion the Court House, where the President is considered in violation of law that led to the impeachment process. Article 24 Paragraph (2) relating to judicial authorities conducted by the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. While 24C is a 'soul' of the Court, said unequivocally that the Court authority to hear at the first and final decision shall be final and binding.

On that occasion, Guntur also conveys authority and obligation of the court. First, review the Act against the 1945 Constitution. Second, decide disputes authority of state institutions whose authority granted by the 1945 Constitution. Third, decide upon the dissolution of political parties. Fourth, decide disputes concerning the election results. While court obligations, make a decision on the opinion of the House that the President and / or Vice President allegedly violated the law, moral turpitude, and no longer qualify as President and / or Vice President as stipulated in the 1945 Constitution. (Nano Tresna Arfana / mh/Yazid.tr)