MK not Competent to Review TAP MPR on Sukarno Revocation
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Constitutional Court (MK) declared cannot accept a petition for the People\'s Consultative Assembly Decree (TAP MPR) No. I/MPR/2003 on the Review Of Matter and Legal Status of the Provisional TAP MPR and TAPMPRS  No. XXXIII/MPRS/1967 on Revocation FROM President Sukarno, proposed by the Maharya Pati Foundation.

On verdict recitation, led by Chief Justice, Hamdan Zoelva, Tuesday (11/11), the Court stated in its consideration, the petition was previously filed and has been decided by the Court in its Decision No. 24/PUU-XI/2013 on September 10, 2013.

In addition, the Court argued, under Annex IIA MPRS No. XX / MPRS / 1966, Article 3 of the TAP MPR No. III/MPR/2000, and Article 7, paragraph (1) of Law 12/2011, position MPRS/MPR set of hierarchically located under the Act of 1945 and the above Act. Therefore MPRS/MPR has positioned hierarchically above the law then under Article 24C paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution reviewing of MPRS/MPR is not included in the Court\'s authority.

"Considering that the Court has no authority to conduct hearing of the petition, legal standing of the applicant and the purpose thereof is not taken into consideration," said Constitutional Justice Maria Farida Indrati who read the considerations of decision case 75/PUU-XII/1975.

Previously, Maharya Pati Foundation questioned TAP MPRS No. XXXIII / MPRS / 1967 on Revocation of Power of State Government of President Sukarno. The applicant argued MPRS TAP has caused a negative stigma not only to the good name and personal honor, family and relatives Bung Karno but also to the works and results of Bung Karno thinking for more than three decades. (Ilham/mh/kun)


Wednesday, November 12, 2014 | 13:34 WIB 229