Presiding justice Justice Saldi Isra along with Justices I Dewa Gede Palguna and Hakim Arief Hidayat in the petition revision hearing of the judicial review of Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections on Monday (3/12). Photo by Humas MK/Ifa.

The Constitutional Court (MK) once again held a judicial review hearing of the provision on presidential threshold (PT) as stipulated in Law No. 7/2017 on General Elections on Monday (3/12). The hearing of case No. 92/PUU-XVI/2018 was led by Constitutional Justice Saldi Isra, accompanied by Constitutional Justices I Dewa Gede Palguna and Arief Hidayat. 

Deri Darmawansyah as the Petitioner revised the petition by confirming the petitum in the petition submitted against Article 222 of the Election Law. "The Petitioner pleaded with the Court to give a ruling stating that accept and grant the petition of Article 222 of Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections [and declare it] not having binding legal force with all its legal consequences," said Deri, who was present without legal counsel. 

In the previous hearing, Deri had claimed that Article 222 of the Election Law had restricted him from run as an independent presidential candidate because he would have to be appointed by a political party or a coalition of political parties. Whereas, in the regional head election, independent candidates run by collecting votes without joining a party or coalition of political parties as stipulated in Law No. 8/2015 on General Elections. On this basis, the Petitioner questioned why presidential candidate requirements must be restricted. He requested the annulment of the article. He asked for Article 222 of the Election Law to be annulled and declared contrary to the 1945 Constitution. (Sri Pujianti/LA/Yuniar Widiastuti)