Petitioners’ legal counsel confirming the withdrawal of the petition in Case No. 227/PUU-XXIV/2026 on Monday (13/7). Photo by MKRI/Bay.

Jakarta (MKRI) - The Constitutional Court (MK) held a second hearing on the formal review of the Third Amendment to Law No. 2 of 2002 on the Indonesian National Police (Police Law) on Monday, July 13, 2026, in the Plenary Courtroom, Jakarta. The hearing for Case No. 227/PUU-XXIV/2026, filed by Syamsul Jahidin (Petitioner I), Singgih Tomi Gumilang (Petitioner II), and Kharisma Jomenta Surbakti (Petitioner III), was scheduled to hear the main points of the revised petition.

However, during the hearing, chaired by Chief Justice Suhartoyo and attended by Justices M. Guntur Hamzah and Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh, Kharisma informed the Court that the petition had been withdrawn. "The reason is based on the advice previously given by the Justices. With regard to the 45-day time limit following the promulgation of the law in the State Gazette, we submitted the petition too early," Kharisma said.

In response, Chief Justice Suhartoyo stated that the request to withdraw the petition would be reported to the Justices during the Justices' Deliberation Meeting (RPH). "We will report it at the RPH, where the Court will determine its position," Chief Justice Suhartoyo said.

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Petitioners Challenge Police Law Amendment for Not Fulfilling Meaningful Participation Principle

During the preliminary hearing on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the Petitioners challenged the constitutionality of the amendment process for the Police Law. The Petitioners, as stated by Kharisma Jomenta Subakti, challenged the law based on Article 1 paragraph (2), Article 1 paragraph (3), Article 20, and Article 22A of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia; Law No. 12 of 2011 on Lawmaking, as amended by Law No. 15 of 2019 and Law No. 13 of 2022; and the DPR Regulation No. 1 of 2020 on Order, as amended by DPR Regulation No. 1 of 2025. The Petitioners consider the issuance of the new Police Law to breach the lawmaking principles set forth in Article 5 of Law No. 12 of 2011, as amended by Law No. 13 of 2022 on the Formation of Laws and Regulations.

Based on these arguments, the Petitioners requested that the Court declare that the enactment of the Police Law does not satisfy the requirements of lawmaking under the 1945 Constitution and lacks binding legal force.

Case tracking: Petition No. 227/PUU-XXIV/2026 (in Indonesian)

Author: Sri Pujianti.

Editor: N. Rosi

PR: Fauzan F.

Translator: Rizky Kurnia Chaesario

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