The Constitutional Court (MK) held a second hearing in judicial review of Act on Election of President and Vice President are filed by M Farhat Abbas and Iwan Piliang, Thursday (30/5). In the second session which was attended by the principal applicant, Windu Wijaya as Petitioner’s Attorney expressed as points of improvement in the client application.

Windu Wijaya claimed to have done repair requests in accordance with the advice of judges at a preliminary hearing earlier. Revised points are the legal position of the Petitioners, the purpose thereof, the authority of the Court, and demands (petition) request. "As for the repairs, the legal status of the applicant and then the principal application of the authority of the Constitutional Court in a test case that has been tested, listed in the main petition ten points two pages. With regard to the petition, has improved the language sentence, Your Honor," said Windu Wijaya.

After the banking application is received by the panel of judges chaired by Muhammad Alim, evidence of the applicant P-1 and P-2 was also declared invalid by Alim. "Exhibit P-1 and P-2 I stated legitimate. For the applicant, there is still a chance that if the request is forwarded. So, we`ll report first to the Plenary Session of the Consultative Meeting, then follow-up than that, if you still continue the trial, you can still submit written evidence and may also expert witnesses if necessary or possible," said Alim.

The petitioners questioned the previous provisions of Article 1, paragraph (4), Article 8, Article 9, and Article 13 of the Act because it eliminates the chance of them running without the proposed political party. Windu Wijaya in a preliminary hearing said his client rights as citizens and the right of political parties to nominate candidates or carrying the president and vice president must be equal and balanced. It was, further Windu, in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution.

"Giving citizens the opportunity to propose candidates president and vice president without a political party is not against the constitution. Instead, close the opportunity to propose candidates president and vice president without going through a political party as that of the provisions of Article 1, Section 8, Article 9, and Article 13 is unconstitutional," said Windu outline the reasons his client request at the preliminary hearing that was held on Thursday (16/5) ago. (Yusti Nurul Agustin / mh)