Decision Hearing of Case Number 228/PUU-XXIII/2025, Monday (19/1/2026). Humas/Bay
JAKARTA, MKRI – The Constitutional Court (MK) has handed down its ruling on the petition for judicial review of several statutes, namely Law Number 3 of 2022 on the National Capital (IKN Law) and Law Number 21 of 2023 amending Law Number 3 of 2022 on the National Capital; Law Number 2 of 2024 on the Special Capital Region of Jakarta Province (DKI Law) and Law Number 151 of 2024 amending Law Number 2 of 2024 on the Special Capital Region of Jakarta Province (DKJ Law); as well as Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections (Election Law) and Law Number 7 of 2023 on the Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2022 amending Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections into Law. The petition was filed by Astro Alfa Liecharlie, also known as Astro Li (the Petitioner).
The decisiont hearing of Decision Number 228/PUU-XXIII/2025 was presided over by Chief Justice Suhartoyo on Monday (19/1/2026) in the Plenary Courtroom, Building I of the Constitutional Court. In its ruling, the Court declared the petition inadmissible.
Constitutional Justice Arsul Sani, reading out the Court’s legal considerations, stated that the Petitioner failed to clearly elaborate the grounds of the petition concerning the provisions under review. Several arguments presented were deemed insufficiently convincing, preventing the Court from assessing the alleged constitutional inconsistencies.
“The Petitioner cited too many bases for review without clearly elaborating the reasons. The Petitioner was not focused in constructing the argument. In other words, the arguments presented were not related to the constitutionality of the norms against the 1945 Constitution. Therefore, the petition is unclear,” Arsul said.
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During the Preliminary Hearing at the Court on Wednesday (3/12/2025), Astro Alfa Liecharlie (the Petitioner) argued that there was an urgent need to establish the Jakarta Agglomeration Area Council and the DKJ Provincial Government. This, he asserted, was necessary so the body could immediately operate under a new governance framework, enabling the public and related institutions to transition from Jakarta to Nusantara.
“These laws simultaneously delay the status, role, and function of the capital in Nusantara and postpone the establishment of the agglomeration council. The Petitioner’s constitutional harm lies in having to continue facing traffic congestion, flooding, and the accumulation of all burdens in Jakarta,” Astro Li said.
According to the Petitioner, the relocation of the national capital to Nusantara should be able to commence immediately without waiting for a Presidential Decree. The status, function, and role of the national capital could begin to operate in Nusantara without abruptly terminating Jakarta’s status, function, and role as the capital. For the time being, Jakarta could remain a co-capital (national co-capitals) alongside Nusantara.
When the transitional period ends and Jakarta must fully retire as the national capital, a Presidential Decree would be required to formally terminate Jakarta’s status, function, and role as the capital. The implementation of two or more co-capitals has been practiced by countries relocating their capitals in stages. This can be carried out by relocating certain institutions first to the new capital, while others remain in the old or interim capital, as has occurred in the United States.
Trace the Case: Petition Number 228/PUU-XXIII/2025
Full decision in Bahasa Indonesia is available here: Decision in Case Number 228/PUU-XXIII/2025.
Author : Sri Pujianti
Editor : N. Rosi.
Translator : SO
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