Revision hearing of the judicial review of the Pilkada Law, Monday (6/7) in the Plenary Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Gani.

JAKARTA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—The Constitutional Court (MK) held another judicial review hearing of Law No. 10 of 2016 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 1 of 2015 on the Stipulation of the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2014 on the Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors into Law (Pilkada Law) on Monday (6/7/2020). The petition No. 22/PUU-XVIII/2020 was filed by House of Representatives (DPR RI) member Anwar Hafid (Petitioner I) and West Sumatra Provincial Representatives Council (DPRD) member Arkadius Dt. Intan Baso (Petitioner II).

In this petition revision hearing, the Petitioner\'s attorney Salman Darwis explained that the petitioners had improved the petition in accordance with the justices’ advice at the preliminary hearing. The petitioners are now four, initially two. "The legal standing of Petitioner I was strengthened. In the subject of the petition, the Petitioners [added an explanation on the differences of] the political office of the legislature and that of ministers," Salman explained.

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The Petitioners had previously argued that Article 7 paragraph (2) letter s of the Pilkada Law contradicts the 1945 Constitution, in particular Article 7 paragraph (1), Article 28D paragraph (3), and Article 28H paragraph (2). The Petitioners believe that, conceptually, members of the DPR, DPD, and DPRD as well as regional heads are an integrated group of positions, or "political positions," so that legislative members who wish to run for regional office should not need to resign from their positions.

Therefore, in their petitum, the Petitioners appealed to the Constitutional Court to declare Article 7 paragraph (2) letter f of the Pilkada Law unconstitutional and not legally binding. (Utami/Fitri/LA)

Translated by: Yuniar Widiastuti

Translation uploaded on (7/7/2020)