The judicial review hearing of Law No. 3 of 2020 on on Mineral and Coal Mining (Minerba) and Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation, Thursday (10/7/2021). Photo by Humas MK.

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Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 14:46 WIB

JAKARTA, Public Relations—The judicial review hearing of Law No. 3 of 2020 on the Amendment to Law No. 4 of 2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining (Minerba) and Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation for case No. 37/PUU-XIX/2021 was held once again by the Constitutional Court (MK) on Thursday, October 7, 2021. It was supposed to present the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Government. However, the hearing was postponed because the Government was unprepared and the House didn’t attend it.

“The Government, representing the president, and the Petitioners were present, while the House was absent. The president’s legal counsel [submitted] a letter requesting that the hearing be postponed. So, today’s agenda was supposed to be the House’s and the president’s testimonies, but it is not possible as the House is absent and the president’s legal counsel asked for a delay. Therefore, the hearing is postponed until Monday, November 8, 2021 at 11:00 WIB for the same agenda, to hear the House’s and the president’s testimonies,” said Chief Justice Anwar Usman concluding the plenary hearing.

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The case No. 37/PUU-XIX/2021 was filed by four petitioners—the Indonesian Forum for Living Environment (WALHI), the East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM Kaltim), Nurul Aini, and farmer and fisherman Yaman (Petitioners I-IV).

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The Petitioners challenge the provisions of the Minerba Law and the Job Creation Law: Article 4 paragraph (2), Article 7, Article 8, Article 11, Article 17 paragraph (2), Article 21, Article 35 paragraph (1), Article 37, Article 40 paragraphs (5) and (7), Article 48 letters a and b, Article 67, Article 72, Article 73, Article 93, Article 105, Article 113, Article 118, Article 119, Article 121, Article 122, Article 123, Article 140, Article 142, Article 151, Article 169C letter g, Article 173B, and Article 173C of the Minerba Law. They believe the articles to be multi-interpretive and harmful to their constitutional rights. therefore, they requested that the Court repeal those articles.

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

Translation uploaded on 10/7/2021 15:40 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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