Surya Kusuma as Principal Petitioner conveying the main points of the petition revision of the judicial review of the Political Party Law, Tuesday (18/9) in the Plenary Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Ganie.

The Constitutional Court (MK) held another judicial review hearing of Law No. 2/2011 on Political Parties, on Tuesday (18/9) in the Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. The second hearing of case No. 69/PUU-XVI/2018 examined the petition revision. The petition was filed by Surya Kusmana, Siti Lidya Rahmi, and Lilis Agus Nuryati, members of one family.

Surya Kusmana, one of the Petitioners, conveyed that the petition had been revised on the argument regarding Articles 9 and 10 of the Political Party Law. In addition, they also revised the petitum.

The Petitioners explained that the Political Party Law contradicts the Pancasila, which is the basis of the state as the legal representative of God\'s sovereignty included in the Preamble of the 1945 Constitution. In addition, the Political Party Law is also considered contrary to Article 29 paragraph (1) and Article 27 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution.

The Petitioners, who were present without legal counsel, claimed that the implementation of the a quo law had eliminated the constitutional rights of the Petitioners as citizens and as the next generation of the nation. The Petitioners also argued that Indonesia is not a state based on liberal sovereignty of the people, democracy, or political parties. Therefore, they requested that the Court declare Law Number 2 of 2011 on Political Parties contrary to the 1945 Constitution and has no binding power. (Arif/LA/Yuniar Widiastuti)