By: Rahmat Siregar) *
The leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will be the petitioner in the Judicial Review process of the KPK Law in the Constitutional Court. The process of testing the material of the KPK Law should be appreciated and respected considering that this method is considered elegant in responding to the polemic of the new KPK Law.
KPK employees gave their appreciation for the steps of the KPK and national figures who conducted a judicial review of the KPK Law
The three KPK leaders who submitted the material test are; Agus Rahardjo, Laode Muhammad Syarif, and Saut Situmorang. They registered material tests and formal tests on behalf of the Indonesian people, accompanied by the Civil Society Coalition.
Yudi hopes that the results of the judicial review will be in accordance with what is expected by the general public.
On that occasion, it was also seen that ex-KPK leader M Yasin, who accompanied the three KPK leaders in submitting a judicial review, was at the same time a plaintiff. Besides the four of them, there are also nine other names registered as plaintiffs, namely ex-KPK leader Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas, Betty Alisjahbana and Hariadi Kartodiharjo.
Meanwhile, the court also respected the steps of the KPK leadership who had submitted a judicial review of Law No. 19 of 2019 concerning the KPK to the Constitutional Court (MK).
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said, Indonesia is a state of law, so we should fully respect what was done by anyone who submitted a judicial review of the KPK Law.
Therefore, in connection with the KPK Law, the palace will submit it fully to the applicable legal process. The palace, will also wait and respect the decision of the Constitutional Court related to the KPK Law which raises pros and cons in the community.
He also added, because it has entered the jurisdiction of the Court, we certainly deserve respect and are always waiting for anything that has been decided by the Court.
Appreciation also came from the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security, Mahfud MD. He said that with the submission, differences of opinion between community groups could be met in the constitutional court.
In addition to differences of opinion between community groups, differences in assumptions and similarities of opinions with the government will also meet at the Constitutional Court. After all of them meet, then the constitutional judges can decide.
On different occasions, the House of Representatives Commission III also respected KPK leaders who had submitted material tests on Law Number 19 of 2019 to the Constitutional Court.
Member of the House of Representatives Commission III Habiburohman said, his party would freely compete with the argument in the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court would certainly make a decision based on careful consideration.
As a new member of the Indonesian Parliament, Habib acknowledged that compliance with statutory provisions in the KPK was in accordance with the standards, all the documentation was complete.
At present, he also respects all requests that have been submitted to the Constitutional Court. In this case, several applications must have already been tried, registered and finally put together.
Judicial review is a citizen’s right, and it is obligatory to be respected for what the KPK has done. Including when they questioned the process of making Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the KPK in the DPR RI.
House of Representatives Commission III member from the Democratic Party faction, Hinca Panjaitan, said that the judicial review indicated that this was a rule of law state. We have the Constitutional Court and it is a legal institution to test it. Gratitude will be tested on the substance so that all parties will get lessons.
Hinca also submitted entirely to the Court to assess the Judicial Review submitted by the KPK leader.
Not only from politicians, support for Judicial Review comes from academics, one of them is the University of Indonesia Alumni Association (ILUNI), which supports formal and material testing of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) law in the Constitutional Court.
According to UI Chairman Iluni Andre Rahardian, Judicial Review to the Constitutional Court is one way to strengthen the KPK in the current Act.
We need to know that the Judicial Review is a constitutional way in the Constitutional Court. Whereas the issuance of a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) is a last resort to cancel the revised Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK Law). Of course all parties must respect the material review process that is taking place in the Constitutional Court (MK).
) * The author is a social political observer