Some of the students in the University Student Legislature of Lancang Kuning University, Pekanbaru visit to the Constitutional Court on Monday (25/3) afternoon. Group was received by Chief Justice Staff Abdul Ghoffar at the Conference Room, Court Building.

On occasion, Ghoffar and students discuss various things about the Court, particularly regarding the authority of the Court to adjudicate disputes the results of the general elections of regional heads. As an introduction, describes the structure of constitutional Ghoffar Indonesia before and after the changes to the Constitution of 1945 and the background of the birth of MK.

Ghoffar said, there are four powers and the obligations undertaken by the Court as defined in the 1495 Constitution after the change. Four is the prosecuting authority at the first and last decision is final in the law against the Constitution, the state agency the authority to decide disputes, dissolution of political parties, and to decide disputes election results (PHPU) including PHPU election. As for the liability, which shall make a decision on the opinion of the House of Representatives regarding the alleged violations by the President and / or Vice-President under the Constitution?

As in adjudicating this dispute over the election results, said Ghoffar, the Court will not tolerate abuses in a structured, systematic and massive significantly influence the election outcome. In several decisions, the Court finally had to order the Respondent (KPU) to conduct the voting and / or counting back. In fact, in certain cases, the Constitutional Court to disqualify candidates elected.

"The Court does not tolerate violations of the principles set out in the constitutional election. The Court is the guardian of the constitution," said Ghoffar.

Asked whether MK overwhelmed in handling matters of dispute of election result, Ghoffar answered with facts. During this time, he said, the Court has never cut through the specified time limit, which is 14 working days. "Until this moment, no matter who overstayed settlement," he said.

Responding to another question that asked about the limits of the authority of the Constitutional Court, Ghoffar asserts that the Court did not decide a criminal case, although some offenses that characterize the implementation of the General Election revealed in the trial Court. Therefore, criminal cases are a general authority of the police and the judiciary, not the authority of the Constitutional Court. "The Court is a constitutional court," he explained. (Dodi / mh)