The ruling hearing for case No. 57/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the formal and material judicial review of Law No. 3 of 2025 on the Armed Forces, Tuesday (5/27/2025). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — Chief Justice Suhartoyo delivered Decree No. 57/PUU-XXIII/2025 for the petition filed by Bilqis Aldila Firdausi, Farhan Azmy Rahmadsyah, and Lintang Raditya Tio Richwanto (Petitioners I-III), who wished to challenge Article 47 paragraph (1) of the TNI Law both formally and materially. The ruling hearing took place on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in the plenary courtroom.

The Constitutional Court (MK) received the petition on March 27, 2025. Then, on Tuesday, May 6, the Registrar’s Office received an e-mail from the Petitioners, which requested the withdrawal of petition No. 57/PUU-XXIII/2025 dated May 4. Then, on Friday, May 9, the Court held a panel preliminary hearing, which the Petitioners attended virtually, to examine the petition and ask for confirmation of the withdrawal request. The Petitioners confirmed the request.

At a deliberation meeting on May 14, the constitutional justices decided that the withdrawal was legally justified. Therefore, the Petitioners cannot re-file the a quo petition. At the hearing, the justices order the chief registrar to record the withdrawal in the electronic constitutional case registration book (e-BRPK) and to return the copies of the petition to the Petitioners.

“[The Court] stipulates: to grant the withdrawal of the Petitioners’ petition; to declare the petition No. 57/PUU-XXIII/2025 withdrawn, to declare the Petitioners unable to re-file the a quo petition; to order the chief registrar of the Constitutional Court to record the withdrawal of petition No. 57/PUU-XXIII/2025 in the electronic constitutional case registration book (e-BRPK) and to return the copies of the petition to the Petitioners,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo delivering the verdict.

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In the petition, the Petitioners stated that the a quo article has expanded the civilian positions that can be occupied by active soldiers without them having to resign or retire from active military service. In the amended TNI Law, Army soldiers may occupy 15 more institutions. The norm has lost its validity in the eyes of the public because the content is intended to legitimize the interests of oligarchy without considering the citizens’ basic rights. So, it has actually weakened and damaged the democratic system in society and could potentially harm the people’s rights.

Author            : Sri Pujianti
Editor            : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                 : Raisa Ayuditha Marsaulina
Translator       : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

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