Ruling hearing of the judicial review of the Election Law on Thursday (28/6) in the Plenary Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Ganie.

The Constitutional Court (MK) received the petition withdrawal submitted by the Garut Garut Regent of the 2004-2009 period, Agus Supriadi. This was conveyed by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman in the ruling hearing of the judicial review of the provision on judicial review as stipulated in Article 154 paragraph (10) of Law No. 10/2016 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 1/2015 on the Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1/2014 on the Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors into Law (Regional Election Law) on Thursday (28/6) in the Plenary Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. "Declares, grants the Petitioner’s withdrawal," Justice Anwar said reading the Constitutional Court Decree in the presence of the other eight constitutional justices. 

Justice Anwar said that the Court had received a letter of withdrawal of the petition No. 43/PUU-XVI/2018 from the Petitioner dated June 21, 2018. With respect to the withdrawal request, the Justices Consultative Meeting on June 26, 2018 had determined the revocation or withdrawal of the petition reasonable according to law. 

The Constitutional Court has issued the Decree of the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court No. 101/TAP.MK/2018 on the Establishment of Panel of Justices to Review Petition dated May 22, 2018. With regard to the petition filed by Former Garut Regent of the 2004-2009 period Agus Supriadi, the Court had carried out preliminary examination on the petition through a panel hearing on June 5, 2018. In accordance with Article 39 of the Constitutional Court Law, the Panel of Justices had also advised the Petitioner to revise the petition. 

The Court had received a letter of withdrawal from the Petitioner dated June 21, 2018 regarding the revocation of the petition. This was then affirmed by the legal counsel of the Petitioner in the petition revision hearing on June 26, 2018. Thus, the Petitioner cannot re-file the a quo petition. 

The Petitioner objected to the enactment of Article 154 paragraph (10) of the Election Law. The Petitioner, a former convict, based on the Statement of the Garut District Court Class I B No. W.11.U.8/1573/727/HL.04.04/VIIII/2017 dated August 16, 2017 also ran as a prospective Garut Regent and Deputy Regent candidate in 2018. However, in reality the Petitioner was not listed as a candidate pair because he could not file a petition for judicial review as stipulated in the a quo law. (Sri Pujianti/Yuniar Widiastuti)