Constitutional Justice Suhartoyo speaking at a special education for professional advocates Batch VII hosted by the West Jakarta Peradi and Bina Nusantara University, Saturday (10/22/2021). Photo by Humas MK/M. Nur.

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Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 18:14 WIB

JAKARTA (MKRI)—Before examining the subject matter of the case, the Constitutional Court (MK) holds a preliminary hearing to examine the completeness and clarity of the petition at a panel hearing presided over by three constitutional justices, said Constitutional Justice Suhartoyo at a special education for professional advocates (PKPA) hosted by the West Jakarta branch executive board (DPC) of the Association of Indonesian Advocates (Peradi) in collaboration with Bina Nusantara University on Saturday, October 22, 2022.

Speaking on site at the event, he explained that the law mandates that the Court through a panel of justices advise the petitioner(s) to complete and/or revise their petition. “The Court gives [the petitioner(s)] the opportunity to revise or complete [the petition] in 14 [workdays] at the latest,” he said.

He added that after the revised petition is submitted to the Court through its Registrar’s Office, the Court holds a petition revision hearing.

“If there is no revision to the petition or if the revision is submitted later than the set time, the Court will consider the [initial] petition conveyed at the preliminary hearing,” he said.

The Court proceedings are open for public unless there are things that require it to be closed for public. First, examination hearings are held to examine the petition, followed by hearings to hear testimonies by the president/the Government, the House of Representatives (DPR), or relevant state institutions, the evidence, witness statements, experts’ testimonies, relevant parties’ testimonies, and other matters the Court deems crucial.

“The Court examines, adjudicates, and rules in a plenary hearing with nine constitutional justices or at least seven present,” Justice Suhartoyo said.

The Court adjudicates cases at the first and last level with decisions that are final. These decisions have permanent legal force since their pronouncement at a plenary hearing that is open to the public.

Writer        : Utami Argawati
Editor        : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translator  : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Translation uploaded on 10/26/2022 15:26 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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