Jakarta –
The scandalous ruling of the Constitutional Court (MK) made the 9 pillars of the Constitutional Court vibrate. Finally the Constitutional Court created the Honorary Court of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) with the first task being carried out was to uncover the scandal of the Constitutional Court’s decision No. 103 which had its substance changed. Who are the members of the MKMK?
“We have agreed that the settlement regarding the chronology or the truth of the issues that are developing will not be carried out by ourselves, by judges, but will be resolved through the Honorary Court of the Constitutional Court, namely MKMK,” said constitutional judge Prof. Enny Nurbaningsih in a press conference in Building I Constitutional Court, Jakarta, Monday (30/1) yesterday.
The MKMK consists of Enny, former MK judge Dewa Gede Palguna, and UGM criminal expert Prof. Sudjito. Who are they?
Apart from being a constitutional judge, Enny is also a Professor at UGM Yogyakarta. The woman who was born in Pangkalpinang, June 27, 1962, completed her bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Law UGM and immediately taught at her campus.
Off-campus activities such as being involved in the formation of Parliament Watch in 1998. Enny also served as Head of the National Law Development Agency (BPHN) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights for 4 years before being chosen by President Jokowi to become a constitutional judge in 2018. Enny admits that she is ready to take the risks of becoming a judge, namely her social world. be limited.
“Moreover, if around us there are many people who submit cases to the Constitutional Court, then the space for movement will be narrower. Moreover, a constitutional judge may not interact with people who are in a case. The more people around him who have cases in the Constitutional Court means narrowing the space for judges to have a lot of contact. So , judges work in a quiet room in the middle of a crowd,” said Enny.
Enny has been a MK judge since 2018 after being chosen by President Jokowi. Enny replaces MK judge Maria Farida who is also a MK judge representing women’s representation.
Meanwhile, I Dewa Gede Palguna was the first batch of constitutional judges for the Constitutional Court, 2003-2008, from elements of the DPR. Seven years later, Palguna returned to serve as a 2015-2020 MK judge at the choice of President Joko Widodo. After retiring as a MK judge, Palguna returned to his campus, Udayana University, to teach constitutional law.
Enny and Palguna both stole the public’s attention during the 2019 presidential election dispute trial. Moreover, one of the trials was held all night.
His last name is Sudjito. Prof. Sudjito completed his Bachelor’s degree in Law at UGM in 1979, then also completed his Master’s degree at UGM in 1997 and took his doctorate at Diponegoro University. Before becoming a member of MKMK, Sudjito was also a member of the MK Ethics Council. Some of Sudjito’s scientific works are:
– Law and Nationality, Society, Justice, Civility, year 2019.
– Legal Blessings: Hope and Reality of Human Life, 2019
– Analysis and Philosophical Juridical Reflection on Forestry Problems in Indonesia, 2017
– A State of Law Without a Culture of Shame, 2017
– PROGRESSIVE LAW “To Realize Substantive Justice Within the Frame of Pancasila Values”, 2012
The hope that MKMK could uncover the scandal of changing the Constitutional Court’s decision was voiced by many parties.
“We encourage MKMK to be able to work transparently and independently. MKMK is transparent in the sense that the entire process of examination, trial, up to the reading of the verdict must be open and the public can access matters relating to the handling of alleged violations handled by MKMK. Nothing should be covered up because of cases this will have an impact on public trust in the Constitutional Court which has been steadily declining,” said UII Yogyakarta academic, Allan FG Wardhana to journalists, Wednesday (1/2/2023).
As is known, the decision of the Constitutional Court Number 103 which was allegedly changed, namely:
What was said at the meeting on November 23, 2022:
“Thus, dismissal of constitutional judges before the expiration of their term of office can only be carried out for reasons: resigning at their own request submitted to the chairman of the Constitutional Court, being physically or mentally ill continuously for 3 (three) months so that they cannot carry out their duties as evidenced with a doctor’s certificate, and dishonorably discharged for the reasons set out in Article 23 paragraph (2) of the Constitutional Court Law…”.
Copy of the decision on the MK website:
“In the future, dismissal of constitutional judges before the end of their term of office can only be carried out for reasons of resigning at their own request submitted to the chairman of the Constitutional Court, being physically or mentally ill continuously for 3 (three) months so that they cannot carry out their duties as evidenced by doctor’s certificate, and dishonorably discharged for reasons as set out in Article 23 paragraph (2) of the Constitutional Court Law…”.
(asp/dnu)
