Panel hearing of the judicial review of the State Civil Apparatus Law, Tuesday (29/1). Photo by Humas MK/Ganie.

Six Kebumen District contract-based (honorer) teachers withdrew the petition on the contract-based government employees (PPPK) listed in Article 94 paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of Law Number 5 of 2014 on State Civil Apparatus (ASN Law). This was conveyed by Constitutional Justice I Dewa Gede Palguna as chairperson of the panel of justices in the hearing of case No. 1/PUU-XVII/2019 on Tuesday (29/1/2019) in the Plenary Courtroom of the Constitutional Court.

“The Petitioners have applied for the withdrawal of the petition. Then this Petition Withdrawal Letter will be brought to the Justices Deliberation Meeting,” said Justice Palguna in the presence of Constitutional Justices Enny Nurbaningsih and Manahan M.P. Sitompul.

The Petitioners had previously claimed that the articles impugned had hindered them to be appointed as CPNS. The Petitioners for Case No. 1/PUU-XVII/2019 are Ahmad Zahri, Sunarto, Samsi Miftahudin, Musbikhin, Jumari Saputro, and Aris Maryono.

The Petitioners had claimed that they had been harmed by the enactment of the ASN (State Civil Apparatus) Law, which reduced the opportunity for contract-based employees to be appointed as CPNS. This is because the maximum age limit is 35 years and functional staff positions require a minimum academic qualification of bachelor\'s degree (S1). The Petitioners, who have served for years as contract-based teachers, felt they had been abandoned due to the government policy that they consider discriminatory against contract-based staff, because they cannot participate in CPNS recruitment in 2018. (Arif Satriantoro/LA/Yuniar Widiastuti)