Jakarta –
Recently there have been many lawsuits filed against several parties Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the age limit for presidential and vice presidential candidates. Most recently, the Constitutional Court rejected the maximum age limit for presidential candidates at 70 years.
Prospective presidential candidate for the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Prabowo Subianto responded to this. He emphasized that anyone has the right to serve the nation and state, regardless of age.
“Regarding age, they say that this is too young, that is too old, so what? We want to serve. So don’t make it unclear, poor people,” said Prabowo after the PSI declaration of support for him at the Djakarta Theater, Jakarta, Tuesday (24/10/2023 ).
Prabowo also asked the public to focus on the programs promoted by each presidential and vice presidential candidate. He emphasized that there was no need to form other opinions.
“Study our program, study all the candidates’ programs, evaluate which one is more capable of bringing good prosperity to the country, the nation and the people. And the people will decide. So don’t make up the narrative,” stressed Prabowo.
As is known, the Constitutional Court decided to reject the lawsuit regarding the maximum age limit for presidential candidates being 70 years. The reading of the verdict was delayed by 40 minutes.
“Reject the plaintiff’s lawsuit in its entirety,” said Chief Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman in a hearing open to the public which was also broadcast on the YouTube channel, Monday (23/10).
“Lost the object,” said Anwar Usman.
The lawsuit was filed by three Indonesian citizens, Wiwit Ariyanto, Rahayu Fatika Sari, and Rio Saputro, who were authorized by the 98 Alliance. The lawsuit has case number 102/PUU-XXI/2023. They asked that the maximum age limit for presidential candidates be 70 years and that they never be injured due to being involved in human rights violations.
Apart from that, there is also a lawsuit regarding case 107/PUU-XXI/2023 concerning Material Review of the Election Law with applicant Rudy Hartono.
Rudi Hartono is challenging the Election Law and hopes that the limit for presidential/vice presidential candidates is 70 years old. According to the Malang resident, age determines a person’s ability to lead.
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2023-10-24 15:41:23
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