Hakim Saldi Isra: MK is not a 'Trash Can' to Solve All Election Problems

"Hakim Saldi Isra: Constitutional Court is not a 'Trash Bin' to Solve All Election Problems"

Dream - Judge of the Constitutional Court (MK) Saldi Isra emphasizes that MK is not a 'trash can' to solve all general election or election problems. This was conveyed by Saldi during the reading of the verdict on the presidential election dispute on Monday, April 22, 2024. Saldi stated that MK is not only limited to adjudicating numbers or the results of vote counting. As stated in Article 24C paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution.

Hakim Saldi Isra: MK is not a 'Trash Can' to Solve All Election Problems

"However, it can also assess other matters related to the stages of the election regarding the determination of valid votes in the election," said Saldi, reading the considerations for Anies-Muhaimin's lawsuit in the verdict hearing at the Constitutional Court on Monday, April 22, 2024."

Although, the Vice Chairman of the Constitutional Court conveyed, it is not appropriate to make the Constitutional Court the focus for resolving all the problems that occur during the stages of the election process. "Nevertheless, regardless of the above position, the Court needs to emphasize, as an institution that has constitutional authority to decide disputes regarding the results of general elections as stipulated in Article 24C paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution, it is actually not appropriate and not in place if the Court is made the focus for resolving all the problems that occur during the stages of the election process," he said.

"By persistently positioning the Court to judge other matters, it is the same as placing the Court as a 'trash bin' to resolve all problems related to elections in Indonesia,"
He said.

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Therefore, he emphasized that other institutions authorized to resolve the Election such as the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) and the Integrated Law Enforcement Center (Gakkumdu) must carry out their authority optimally.

"In order to produce honest, fair, and integrity-filled elections," he said."

"Reading Session of the 2024 Presidential Election Lawsuit Verdict".

As information, the Constitutional Court (MK) holds a session for reading the verdict of the dispute over the results of the 2024 Presidential Election (PHPU) on Monday, April 22. The reading will be conducted at 09.00 WIB.

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"The verdict was read separately according to the case registration number submitted by the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD camps. The Constitutional Court (MK) has confirmed that it has sent a letter containing the scheduled dates to each camp as well as to the General Election Commission (KPU) as the respondent, Prabowo-Gibran and their legal representatives, along with the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) as the relevant party."

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This was conveyed by Constitutional Court Judge Arief Hidayat during the reading of the verdict on the 2024 Presidential Election case at the Constitutional Court Building on Monday, April 22, 2024.

"Hakim Saldi Isra: Constitutional Court is not a 'Trash Bin' to Solve All Election Problems"

"By persistently positioning the Court to judge other matters, it is the same as placing the Court as a 'trash bin' to resolve all problems related to elections in Indonesia,"He said.

"Reading Session of the 2024 Presidential Election Lawsuit Verdict".

"By persistently positioning the Court to judge other matters, it is the same as placing the Court as a 'trash bin' to resolve all problems related to elections in Indonesia,"
He said.