The Petitioner’s legal counsel Bahrul Ilmi Yakup presenting the petition’s revisions at the second hearing for Case No. 84/PUU-XXIV/2026 on constitutional complaint, Wednesday (5/13/2026). Photo by MKRI/Panji.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — Chief Justice Suhartoyo (panel chair) with Constitutional Justices Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh and M. Guntur Hamzah held the second hearing for a constitutional complaint against the Government of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (PALI) Regency. The petition revision hearing was for Case No. 144/PUU-XXIV/2026, filed by Heru Isdaryadi and Deni Syahputera, representing PT Anugrah Prabu Mandiri and PT Nusantara Mekanika Industri respectively. The Court heard the Petitioners’ revisions to the petition.

The Petitioners’ legal counsel Bahrul Ilmi Yakup, who attended the hearing in the plenary courtroom in person, said that the Petitioners had only revised the section on the Court’s authority, despite advice from the constitutional justices. The other parts of the petition presented at the preliminary hearing remain.

“The Constitutional Court is the executor of judicial power tasked with enforcing law and justice in the juridical framework. Constitutional justices shall discover, abide by, and understand legal values and sense of justice within the community. That way, there is no other court that can settle this issue aside from the Constitutional Court,” Bahrul Ilmi explained.

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At the preliminary hearing on April 30, legal counsel Bahrul Ilmi Yakup stated that on October 19, 2025 Petitioner I, who represents PT Anugrah Prabu Mandiri, had signed a contract with the head of the Community and Village Government Empowerment Office to do eleven projects worth Rp1,837,875,000, under the order of the regent. When the projects were 90 percent finished, Petitioner I sent an invoice. The head of the said Office halted the projects while promising to pay for the work that had already been completed. Due to this negligence, Petitioner I filed a civil lawsuit before the Muara Enim District Court to claim payment for the work in question.

In accordance with the laws on state finance and regional government administration, the execution of court decisions involving the payment of a sum of money must be carried out through the budgeting process within the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD). However, the respondent has consistently refused to allocate funds for payment to Complainants I and II on unfounded and contrived grounds. Such conduct not only reflects poor governance but also constitutes defiance of the court decisions a quo.

Moreover, following the complaints submitted by Petitioners I and II, the Ombudsman issued a recommendation ordering the PALI Regency Government to fulfill its obligation to execute the court decisions. Instead of complying in good faith, the PALI Regency Government persisted in its defiance by seeking or constructing further excuses to evade its obligation to pay the Petitioners. It even issued a letter stating that it was unable to implement the Ombudsman’s recommendation and requested that the Ombudsman facilitate a meeting between the Petitioners and the PALI Regency Government.

Based on these arguments, the Petitioners appealed to the Court to order and compel the PALI Regency Government to pay its obligations to Complainant I in the amount of Rp2,566,634,284 pursuant to Decision No. 23/Pdt.G/2016/PN.MRE in conjunction with Decision No. 80/PDT/2017/PT/PLG; to pay its obligations to Complainant II in the amount of Rp2,528,673,520 pursuant to Decision No. 22/Pdt.G/2016/PN.MRE in conjunction with Appellate Decision No. 83/PDT/2017/PT.PLG and Judicial Review Decision No. 590 PK/PDT/2018; and to order the PALI Regency Government to allocate the necessary funds for such payments in the Revised Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency for Fiscal Years 2026 and/or 2027.

Explore Case No. 144/PUU-XXIV/2026 (in Indonesian).

Author       : Sri Pujianti
Editor        : N. Rosi
PR            : Andhini S. F.
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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