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Friday, July 30, 2021 | 16:19 WIB

JAKARTA, Public Relations—The Constitutional Court (MK) issued a decree for the case No. 25/PUU-XIX/2021 on the judicial review of Law No. 19 of 2019 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK Law). The case was filed by the Indonesian Anticorruption Community (MAKI), the Law Enforcement Monitoring Institute (LP3HI), and the Indonesian Community for Justice (KEMAKI). The decree was read out by Chief Justice Anwar Usman at a virtual ruling hearing on Friday, July 30, 2021.

Justice Anwar revealed that prior to the preliminary hearing, the Court had received a petition withdrawal request letter from the Petitioners dated June 21, 2021. The Court asked for the Petitioners to confirm the request, but the hearing on June 24, 2021 was postponed due to a micro public activity restriction (PPKM).

“Because the micro PPKM was extended, the hearing on July 22, 2021 was postponed. On July 21, 2021 the panel justices had received confirmation from the Petitioners of the withdrawal of the a quo [petition] on the grounds as mentioned in the withdrawal request letter,” he said.

In response to the request, at a justice deliberation meeting (RPH) on July 26, 2021, the justices had approved the withdrawal as it was legally grounded.

“[The Court] decrees, declares to grant the Petitioners’ request for petition withdrawal. The petition No. 25/PUU-XIX/2021 on the judicial review of the word ‘can’ and the phrase ‘statutory laws and regulation’ in Article 69B paragraph (1) and Article 69C of Law No. 19 of 2019 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK Law) against the 1945 Constitution is withdrawn,” Justice Anwar pronounced.

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The Petitioners filed for the material judicial review of Article 69B paragraph (1) and Article 69C of Law No. 19 of 2019 on the KPK Law. They alleged that the articles potentially harmed KPK employees who had proven their professionalism, integrity, and service in eradicating corruption. At the hearing on July 22, 2021, the Petitioners’ counsel Boyamin bin Saiman explained the reason for the withdrawal being COVID-19 and the fact that the Petitioners’ legal standing was irrelevant for the case.

Writer        : Utami Argawati
Editor        : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR            : Andhini S. F.
Translator  : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Translation uploaded on 7/30/2021 18:02 WIB

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian version, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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