Chief Justice Anwar Usman, Secretary-General M. Guntur Hamzah, and Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau Heru Setiawan welcoming the Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Republic of Indonesia, Monday (913/2021). Photo by Humas MK/Ifa.

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Monday, September 13, 2021 | 19:37 WIB TERKAIT:

JAKARTA, Public Relations—The Chief Justice of Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia (MKRI) Anwar Usman welcomed the Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Republic of Indonesia, M. Aziria Abdelkader and his staff members on the 15th floor of the Court’s building on Monday afternoon, September 13, 2021 alongside Secretary-General M. Guntur Hamzah and Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau Heru Setiawan.

Abdelkader was there to confirm that the President of the Constitutional Council of Algeria Kemal Fenniche and Justice Salima Djebbar will attend the 2nd Conference of the Judicial Conference of Constitutional and Supreme Courts/Councils of the OIC Member States/Observer States (The 2nd J-OIC Conference) in Bandung.

He also reminisced of his visits to the Court and expressed his appreciation for the rapport between the two institutions. He also explained that in 2020, Algeria had entered a democratic reform. He also praised Indonesia’s practices in democracy.

“It is not our first time visiting the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia. We have visited several times. We really appreciate this good relationship and hope that it will continue,” he said.

Bandung Declaration

Chief Justice Anwar Usman thanked the ambassador for his visit and talked about his impression during a visit to Algeria.

“We also really appreciate the cooperation between [the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia and the Constitutional Council of Algeria]. I still remember my visit to Algeria several years ago when I was deputy chief justice. I received a warm welcome. If the COVID-19 pandemic is over, [God willing], I will visit Algeria,” he said.

“This J-OIC event hopefully can establish the forum. The working committee—[the constitutional review bodies of] Algeria, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, and Gambia—will cooperate and support the smooth implementation of the J-OIC [event]. Bandung Declaration will be a result of this event,” he added.

Justice Anwar also said that the MKRI and the Constitutional Council of Algeria have been active and supporting each other in international forums such as the Conference of Constitutional Justices (WCCJ). The Court will host the fifth WCCJ Conference next year in Bali as well as a joint conference between the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) and the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA). The MKRI is a member of the AACC while the Constitutional Council of Algeria is a member of the CCJA.

Writer           : Nano Tresna Arfana
Editor          : Nur R.
Translator     : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Translation uploaded on 10/3/2021 13:18 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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