After prince and princess Keraton Surakarta cancellation charges filed against Law Formation of Central Java province, the Constitutional Court received a petition similar back. Petition filed by palace courtiers were represented by legal counsel, Boyamin.

In its claim, he asks the Court gives special status and privileges of Keraton Surakarta, claiming Act 10 1950 on the establishment of Central Java province does not have binding legal force. Recognition of Keraton Surakarta privilege granted by the state for granted, because it is related to the preservation of its rich culture and civilization of the world. "Many countries in the world still recognize the establishment of the kingdoms in each country and Indonesia should also do the same," said Boyamin while attending the inaugural session at the Plenary Meeting Room, Thursday (08/21/2013).

In addition, Boyamin representing the Surakarta Palace courtiers rejected claims that refer to the entry of Surakarta in Central Java province is the domain authority of former Act. Instead, he said it was closely related to the issue of the Constitution. 

Such request, the Constitutional Assembly led by Arief Hidayat asked Applicant further attests to the perceived loss of constitutional construction as well as sharpens the petition to be confronted with the Parliament and the Government as the regulator.

Court planned combining with the request that this petition has previously been filed by relatives Keraton Surakarta that the trial has entered the agenda by presenting evidence and expert witnesses. "Later we will combine the 63 cases that had entered the evidentiary hearing. But we still ask applicant to revise their petition," said Arief closed the hearing. (Julie / mh)