Constitutional Court ( MK ) granted the petition for the recall of Act No. 7 of 1978 on the Rights of the Finance / Administrative President and Vice President as well as former President and Vice-President in case number 76/PUU-XI/2013. "To grant the withdrawal of the petition," said Chief Justice of the Plenary Justice M. Akil Mochtar, who was accompanied by other constitutional judges in the Constitutional Court hearing, Tuesday ( 17/9 ).

As known, the petition of salaries and allowances of Presidential and Vice Presidential filed by Awaluddin who works as a lecturer. At the preliminary hearing, through attorney Aris Fadillah, the applicant considers that the Act is the legal basis of tested state financial expenditure to meet all the needs of the president and vice president and served during or after no longer serves as president and vice president are not unconnected families of president and vice president.

According to the applicant, the increasing number of poverty by 2013 as well as the increasing national debt in 2013 and the government policies that do not promote the welfare of the people life, versus away with a wealth of life and the president and vice president or former president and vice president." That the president and vice president of wealth or former presidents and vice presidents , each year has increased and is not affected at all by the high cost of living and economic instability in Indonesia," said Aris Fadillah.

Therefore, Petitioner asserts that the Bill of Rights Finance / Administrative President and Vice President as well as former President and Vice-President or President Salaries famous Act is inconsistent with Article 27 Paragraph (1) and Article 34 Paragraph ( 1 ) of the 1945 Constitution.

But on the next trial (10/9), Applicant retract request orally. Reason for withdrawal of the petition because the evidence presented to the Court is still insufficient. In verdict, the Court declared the application withdrawn.

Upon such withdrawal, the applicant cannot re-file the petition in the future. (Nano Tresna Arfana / mh)