Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) Hamdan Zoelva received a visit from the Executive Committee of the Catholic Student Association of the Republic of Indonesia (PMKRI), Friday (21/02/2013), in the delegation of the Constitutional Court building.

In the occasion, the Chairman of the Presidium of PMKRI Lidya revealed a number of problems that occur in the student movement. According to Lidya, occurring restriction student organization activities conducted by the college. In addition, members of the Presidium PMKRI who attended the event also asked for an explanation of the Court polemic going on lately.

To the questions asked of the student activist organization, Hamdan stated developments. The entire constitutional judges and employees of the Court remain focused work as usual and are well aware of the Constitutional Court after the case on former Chief Justice M. Akil Mochtar, any decision of the Court will always be criticized. According to him, it is also the attitude of the Court in deciding judicial review of Law (UU) recently debated.

It is said Hamdan, none of the Supreme Court ( MA ) and MK supervised in the world . Because if the offender institutions supervised judicial power, shattering the rule of law. Hamdan said, if there was a judge who committed the crime of the judges can immediately be subject to the applicable regulations. According to him, if the Court simply followed the momentary interests of the decision of the Court simply follow public opinion and political pressure. Therefore, he does not want to admit a lot of talk in the media anymore. For him, a judge must study the case with the right frame of mind and the knowledge that he has.

Furthermore Hamdan said, the decision of the Court in terms of Act No. 4 of 2014 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2013 on the Second Amendment Act No. 24 of 2003 on the Constitutional Court Becomes Law, the Board of Ethics which has been in the form of the Court will immediately active work next week.

While the question of the Court’s decision regarding the new elections will be held simultaneously in 2019, Hamdan explained that the decision was taken with careful consideration. He said the decision was made ​​not only on the law alone but also considers the safety of the nation. Hamdan explained, the Constitution does not provide a way out if the president’s term to expire no elected president.

Therefore, said Hamdan, the Court decides elections held simultaneously in 2019. This is to provide opportunities for People Consultative Assembly (MPR) to think and anticipate in the event of avacuum power. Hamdan explained, the Constitution had only set the triumvirate mechanism, ie government by the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Defense, if the president and vice president cannot run the government. (Ilham/ mh )