Head of the Public Relations and National Affairs Department Fajar Laksono and Head of the National Affairs Division Yossy Adriva welcoming KAMMI for an audience, Tuesday (3/14/2023). Photo by MKRI/Panji.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | 12:42 WIB

JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) received the Indonesian Muslim Student Action Front (KAMMI) for an audience on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in the 11th floor Meeting Room of the main building of the Constitutional Court, Jakarta. KAMMI representatives were welcomed by Head of the Public Relations and National Affairs Department Fajar Laksono, Head of the National Affairs Division Yossy Adriva, and Secretary to Acting Secretary-General Rumaisha.

KAMM’s Head of Politics, Law, and Security Rizki Agus Saputra explained that KAMMI intended to get to know more and stay in touch with the Constitutional Court.

“We see and witness it ourselves that in the context of the election, the Constitutional Court serves as a common house to seek justice related to the process and disputes over the election. As young people, ahead of the election we must know more about technical matters related to procedure for students submitting judicial review petitions and what our role in election is. We hope that students are no longer connected with street protests but also with intellectual actions, one of which is utilizing democratic facilities, such the Constitutional Court as a judicial institution,” he said.

Rizki also hoped that the Court maintain its independence and not be carried away by politics. He also expressed KAMMI’s intention to introduce the Constitutional Court to its members.

In response, Head of the Public Relations and National Affairs Department Fajar Laksono said that apart from performing judicial missions, the Court also takes on the role and responsibility of raising constitutional awareness, as well as increasing awareness of the citizens’ constitutional rights.

“Actually, young people like you have a better understanding…. We understand what constitutional rights are and how to fight for them when they are violated specifically by the enactment of a law. Of course, this is an important part of what the Court has been doing so far with various activities and cooperation that we have established with various elements of the nation, whether it is a state institution, a mass organization, local government, and so on,” Fajar explained.

He also said that the Court has carried out many activities by cooperating with partners to raise awareness of the citizens’ constitutional rights and of the Constitution.

“So, outside of its role of adjudicating and deciding cases, the Court also has activities. So, its non-judicial function is to work together with all components of the nation to improve [the understanding of] the Constitution,” he said.

He further explained that the Constitution is very clear, but almost all constitutional countries or democratic countries that have a constitution always experience a gap between the abstract and ideal constitution and its implementation. “That’s where the challenge is, there is always a gap. The Constitution is actually our ideals in the state, but when it comes to implementation, that’s where problems arise,” Fajar explained.

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

Translation uploaded on 3/20/2023 10:53 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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