Deputy Chief Justice Aswanto conferring a token to the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, Komzidjan Kamilov, after a judicial dialogue, Tuesday (12/21/2021) in Tashkent. Photo by Humas MK.
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 | 09:39 WIB
TASHKENT, Public Relations—Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia (MKRI) Aswanto with Constitutional Justice Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh and the MKRI delegation met with the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, Kozimdjan Kamilov, on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Justice Kamilov expressed his appreciation for the visit.
He said that the bilateral meeting would promote better relations between Uzbekistan and Indonesia as well as between the judiciary of the two countries.
“In the last five years, there have been a lot of developments in the judiciary of Uzbekistan. They are meant to get the people closer to the judiciary. The end to all of them is the fulfillment of human rights for all Uzbeks,” he said.
Justice Kamilov then explained the system and authorities of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. He believes that, based on existing regulations, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan is the highest civil, criminal, economic, and administrative judicial authority. In addition, it is authorized to oversee the judicial bodies under it. It also adjudicates appeals (cassation) aside from performing other authorities as regulated by existing laws.
He also explained that the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan was developing information technology in handling cases, to provide the people with better access to the judiciary. “Before information technology was implemented, the people faced difficulty in accessing many things in relation to the judiciary. However, today they can obtain any information that they need using the information technology system that the Court has developed,” Justice Kamilov explained.
In response to the presentation, Justice Aswanto expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. The meeting was a momentum between the two institutions to exchange insights and information as well as an opportunity to collaborate. He also briefly explained the justice system in Indonesia, following Justice Kamilov’s request. Article 24 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution stipulates that judicial power is made by a Supreme Court and judicial bodies thereunder within a general judicature, religious court, military court, state administration court, and by a Constitutional Court.
The MKRI is authorized, Justice Aswanto explained, to adjudicate at the first and final levels, with a final decision, to review laws against the 1945 Constitution (judicial review); to decide on authority disputes between state institutions whose authorities are granted by the 1945 Constitution; to decide on the dissolution of political parties; and to decide on disputes over general election results.
“In addition, the MKRI is obligated to decide on the House of Representatives’ (DPR) opinion on an alleged violation of law committed by the president and/or vice president. If it decides that the president and/or vice president is proven to have committed a violation of law in the form of treason, corruption, gratuity, other serious crimes, or disgraceful acts; and/or proven to no longer meet the requirements as president and/or vice president, the House convenes in a plenary session to forward the proposal to the MPR to impeach the president and/or vice president,” he explained.
The MKRI, he added, was established in 2003 and has decided 3,113 cases—1,469 of which are judicial review cases; 676 legislative and presidential election cases. Through its additional authority, the MKRI has decided on 1,133 regional election cases.
“In addition, the MKRI has resolved presidential election dispute cases. For the resolution of the 2019 presidential election dispute cases, it even received awards from the Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI) for the most transparent hearing, the hearing with the most documents, and the longest hearing,” Justice Aswanto revealed.
At the meeting, Justice Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh explained the justice system in Indonesia. He said that since the amendment to the 1945 Constitution in 1999-2002, the judiciary in Indonesia has undergone massive changes. “Based on Article 24 of the 1945 Constitution, judicial power constitutes an independent power to hold a judicature for law reinforcement and justice. As such, it is made by a Supreme Court and judicial bodies thereunder and by a Constitutional Court. Both have different constitutional authorities,” he said.
At the end of the meeting, Justice Aswanto informed Justice Kamilov that in October 2022, the MKRI will host the fifth congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ) in Bali. He proceeded to invite the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan to participate in the event. “We would like to convey this invitation verbally to the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. We will send an official written invitation immediately,” he said. Justice Kamilov and the supreme justices welcomed the invitation and expressed their enthusiasm to attend the event if the situation allows it. The meeting was concluded by an exchange of tokens.
Writer : Abdul Ghoffar
Editor : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translator : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)
Translation uploaded on 12/23/2021 13:38 WIB
Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.
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