Court’s Registrar Kasianur Sidauruk submits statute copy of judicial review to one of the Applicants Solihin, on Wednesday (11/11) at Plenary Room, the Constitutional Court Building. Photo PR/Ganie

The Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi –MA) grants withdrawal on judicial review petition reviewing Act Number 12 Year 2012 of Higher Education (Undang-Undang Pendidikan Tinggi –UU Dikti). Chief Justice Arief Hidayat reads the statute (ketetapan) registered in Number 127/PUU-XIII/2015 on Wednesday (11/11) at Plenary Room, the Constitutional Court Building. “Grants withdrawal on Applicants’ petition,” said Hidayat.

As known, the petition is filed by two university students of Universitas Ibnu Chaldun Muhammad Hafidz and Solihin.

According to the Court, a preliminary session on Applicants’ petition has been held on November 5, 2015. On that session, the Applicants declared withdraw their petition under reason that Universitas Ibnu Chaldun Jakarta already reactivated on October 15, 2015 by the Research, Technology, and Higher Education Ministry. The Court then held Justice’s Consultative Meeting on November 9, 2015 and declared the withdrawal had legal ground. Due to the withdrawal, the Applicants cannot re-file the petition.

In the petition, the Applicants consider harmed by Article 92 (1) Act a quo which regulates administrative sanction for universities. The Article stated, “Universities will be subjected to administrative sanction if they violates the provisions of Article 8 (3); Article 18 (3); Article 19 (3); Article 20 (3); Article 21 (4); Article 22 (3); Article 23 (3); Article 24 (4); Article 25 (4); Article 28 (3), (4), (5), (6), (7); Article 33 (6); Article 35 (3); Article 37 (1); Article 41 (1); Article 46 (2); Article 60 (5); Article 73 (3), or (5); Article 74 (1); Article 76 (1); Article 78 (2); or Article 90 (5).” (“Perguruan Tinggi yang melanggar ketentuan Pasal 8 ayat (3), Pasal 18 ayat (3), Pasal 19 ayat (3), Pasal 20 ayat (3), Pasal 21 ayat (4), Pasal 22 ayat (3), Pasal 23 ayat (3), Pasal 24 ayat (4), Pasal 25 ayat (4), Pasal 28 ayat (3), ayat (4), ayat (5), ayat (6), atau ayat (7), Pasal 33 ayat (6), Pasal 35 ayat (3), Pasal 37 ayat (1), Pasal 41 ayat (1), Pasal 46 ayat (2), Pasal 60 ayat (5), Pasal 73 ayat (3) atau ayat (5), Pasal 74 ayat (1), Pasal 76 ayat (1), Pasal 78 ayat (2), atau Pasal 90 ayat (5) dikenai sanksi administratif.”)

The Applicants consider the provision of Article 92 (1) Act a quo trigger anxiety for students, particularly the Applicants. Applicants’ university is one of the 221 universities that declared inactive due to administrative violation. According to the Applicants, such condition is due to the enactment of Article 92 (1) Act a quo. Moreover, the Applicants consider harmed because administrative sanction is not conducted by students. However, university students impose by the impacts of administrative sanction, including the Applicants. The impacts are, among others, learning process disruption and graduation postponement. (Lulu Anjarsari/IR/Prasetyo Adi N)