The trial continued validity testing of Act 2/2011 on Amendments to Act 2 of 2008 on Political Parties, and Act 8/2012 on General Elections Members of the House of Representatives, Regional Representatives Council and the Regional Representatives Council Constitutional Court held again on Wednesday (12/12) at the Plenary Session.

During the session chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Achmad Sodiki, the House of Representatives declared unable to attend and sent a letter of notification of such absence. "So this trial is not attended by the Parliament. Today is the show to listen to the experts’ ya from the Applicant. So there is a letter from the applicant that the experts would originally present, could not attend. Well, if so, I’ll let each one to make a conclusion of this trial. And thus, the anticipated conclusion of Mr. Day Wednesday, December 19, at 16:00 pm, immediately handed over to the clerk," said Sodiki accompanied by five other constitutional judges.

The Applicant is an individual applicant, Jamaludin and Andriyani, feeling impaired rights with the enactment of Article 1 paragraph 1 and Article 3, paragraph (2) letter c of Act 2/2011 on Amendments to Act 2 of 2008 on Political Parties, and Act 8/2012 on General Elections Members of the House of Representatives, Regional Representatives Council and the Regional Representatives Council.

The petitioners assess these articles can lead him to lose the right to organize to form political parties and community-based legal entities in each of the regions has a special uniqueness, due to the requirements to become a political party with legal status continues to be changed by lawmakers, that have prevented local communities who want to fight for their rights collectively to develop the area of birth and place of residence. (Lulu Anjarsari / mh)