Setara Institute delegation led by Hendardi visited the Constitutional Court (MK) on Friday (10/1) in the morning. Their visit was received by Chief Justice Hamdan Zoelva who was accompanied by Secretary General Janedjri M. Gaffar.

"Our goal with the Constitutional Court in the context of friendship. Since the leadership of Mr Jimly, then Mr. Mahfud MD, we always communicate and interact with the Constitutional Court," said Hendardi.

According to Hendardi, this relationship is a way to continue to build synergy elements of society and the state, to strengthen one another. "This meeting is also the way we love the Constitutional Court as an institution born from the womb of reform," said Hendardi.

Hendardi added, since June 2013 Setara Institute organized a series of activities Warning A Decade Court, in the form of surveys, research decision, national conferences and the preparation of anatomy decision to recognize the contribution and participation of civil society and the strengthening of the Court for justice.

While Chief Justice Hamdan Zoelva greatly appreciate the steps that have been done by Setara Institute, in the form of surveys, research decision, the national conference and the preparation of the anatomy of the verdict. Although since the beginning of 2008 the Court has begun preoccupied Election Dispute to handle, so that the availability time of the Court conduct a study, the less the constitution related research.

At the meeting Hamdan said his experience visiting the German Constitutional Court and the Court Austria. In Germany, every year there are 5,000-6,000 cases that enter the Court, as well as in Austria.

“Then I was asked to judge the German constitution, why is that much amount of his case? The answer, if all things are not up to the constitutional court, they are not satisfied. So it always ends in the constitutional court," said Hamdan.

Further Hamdan responds to the case of Akil Mochtar who was hitting MK.” We are very upset and hope this case does not happen again," said Hamdan. "We hope that the case of Mr. Akil quickly finished," added Hamdan told delegates Setara Institute.

Related in order to maintain the independence of the Court, Hamdan has now been established to explain the Court Ethics Board that aims to maintain and uphold the honor, dignity, code of ethics and conduct constitution. ( Nano Tresna Arfana / mh )