Constitutional Court’s role in protecting the constitutional rights of citizens is through the exercise of its authority, ie to test the law against the 1945 or so-called judicial review. Laws established by the Parliament and the Government is the product of political institutions which allow storing charge pragmatic interests are not aligned with the values and spirit of the provisions of the constitution. 

"The Court gives interpretation of the constitutional provisions that are legally binding interpretation of the results. With judicial review, the Court assume the role of the legislators control so as not to violate citizens’ constitutional rights, and does not avoid its obligation to protect and fulfill constitutional rights of citizens," said Chief Justice M. Akil Mochtar at the 6th anniversary event and the 4th Graduation Raja Ali Haji Maritim University (Umrah) which took place in the auditorium of Raja Ali Haji Maritim University, Riau Islands, on Thursday morning (26/09). 

With guaranteed and protects human rights and constitutional rights of citizens, it is important to understand at the level of citizens’ constitutional rights are and what is protected, as well as the role of the Court to protect him. "Therefore, in the event I will present scientific papers entitled Constitutional role in protecting the constitutional rights of citizens," said a former member of the House of Representatives. 

MK is a constitutional organ which by 1945 was given the authority to maintain and safeguard the constitution, authority to run four and a liability. Akil emphasized, "the function of the Court to uphold the 1945 Constitution as the supreme law of the country, and the Constitutional Court is also responsible for ensuring that the provisions of the 1945 Constitution is not merely a series of death sentences, but actually practiced in the life of the nation." 

Constitution is an instrument to reach true constitutionalism. Therefore, the constitution should include rules allowing performed power control and restrictions on politics and the protection of human rights. Additionally, Akil said, all human rights must have been the citizens’ constitutional rights when the rights outlined in the constitution. "Constitution Amendment is clear there is a normative statement about a wide range of citizens’ rights and their guarantees in protection," said Akil. 

Before closing ceremony speech, the judge congratulates the implementation of this program and to the graduates of. The event was attended by the Governor of Riau Islands HM Sani, a member of the House Hj.Herlina Amran, Rector UMRAH Maswardi Amin, Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Iskandarsyah, and Deputy Mayor of Tanjung Pindang Syahrul, local officials and other participants. (Panji Erawan / mh)