Constitutional Court Ethics Council preliminary hearing on allegations of ethics violations by constitutional justices, Friday (3/15/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court Ethics Council (Majelis Kehormatan Mahkamah Konstitusi or MKMK) held a preliminary hearing on reports on alleged ethics violations by constitutional justices on Friday, March 15, 2024. The session at the panel courtroom on the fourth floor of the Court’s second building heard the complainants’ reports. The hearing was closed for public but broadcasted virtually, with chairman I Dewa Gede Palguna and members Yuliandri and Ridwan Mansyur presiding.

The reports examined were cases No. 01/MKMK/L/003/2024 by Zico Leonard Djagardo Simanjuntak against Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman, No. 02/MKMK/L/003/2024 by Alvon Pratama Sitorus and colleagues against Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman, No. 03/MKMK/L/003/2024 by Andhika Ujiantara against Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, No. 04/MKMK/L/003/2024 by Andi Rahadian against Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra, and No. 05/MKMK/L/003/2024 by Harjo Winoto against Constitutional Justices Anwar Usman and Arief Hidayat.

The Ethics Council was formed to maintain and uphold the honor, nobility, dignity, and code of ethics and conduct of constitutional justices. Therefore, it has the authority to maintain the dignity and honor of the Court, examine and decide on alleged violations of code of ethics and conduct by constitutional justices.

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On November 7, 2023, the ad hoc MKMK handed down decisions on ethical violations committed by the constitutional justices. One of the decisions recommended the establishment of a permanent MKMK.

The Court announced the plan to establish a permanent Ethics Council on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Based on the Constitutional Court Regulation (PMK) No. 1 of 2023 on the Constitutional Court Ethics Council, the Ethics Council shall consist of three people comprising one constitutional justice, one public figure, and one academic with background in law. Their term of office spans January 8 to December 3, 2024.

Constitutional Justice Ridwan Mansyur represents active constitutional justices, I Dewa Gede Palguna (constitutional justice for 2003-2008 and 2015-2020) represents public figures, while Yuliandri as an academic from Andalas University represents academics with a background in law.  

Author         : Sri Pujianti
Editor          : Nur R.
Translator    : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

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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