MA Only Needs 3 Days to Settle the Age Limit Case for Regional Head Candidates

"Sat Set Kilat Banget, MA Cuma Butuh 3 Hari untuk Putus Perkara Batas Usia Calon Kepala Daerah" translates to: "The Supreme Court is Lightning Fast, It Only Takes 3 Days to Decide on the Age Limit Issue of Regional Head Candidates."

Dream - The Supreme Court (MA) only took three days to decide the case regarding the minimum age requirement for regional head candidates submitted by the Garuda Party. From the MA's website, case number 23 P/HUM/2024 was requested by Ahmad Ridha Sabana, Chairman of the Indonesian Republic Guard Party (Garuda), who supported the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka pair in the previous Presidential Election, with the respondent being the Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) of Indonesia, Hasyim Asyari.

MA Only Needs 3 Days to Settle the Age Limit Case for Regional Head Candidates

The matter was registered on April 23, 2024, and distributed on May 27, 2024. Then it was decided on May 29, 2024. "The case is 4 days old, with a decision taking 3 days," as stated on the Supreme Court's website.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "As for the judges, the chairman of the panel is Yulius, with members Cerah Bangun and Yodi Martono Wahyunadi. According to the verdict, to register as a candidate for governor and vice governor, one does not have to be 30 years old. Those who have just turned 30 at the time of the inauguration can nominate themselves as candidates for governor and vice governor."

In its decision, the Supreme Court stated that Article 4 paragraph (1) letter d of the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) Number 9 of 2020 regarding the Fourth Amendment to PKPU Number 3 of 2017 regarding the Nomination of Governors and Deputy Governors, Regents and Deputy Regents, and/or Mayors and Deputy Mayors is contrary to the legislation Number 10 of 2016. The Supreme Court amends the provision of the minimum age requirement for gubernatorial candidates in the Regional Elections, which was originally at least 30 years old from the date of candidate registration, to be counted from the date of the candidate's inauguration.

According to the Supreme Court, Article 4 of PKPU Number 9 of 2020 does not have legal binding power as long as it is not interpreted as a gubernatorial candidate who is 30 years old from the date of the pair's determination.

"The minimum age is 30 (thirty) years for candidates for governor and vice governor, and 25 (twenty-five) years for candidates for regent and vice regent or candidates for mayor and vice mayor, starting from the inauguration of the elected candidate pairs."
"demikian putusan MA tersebut." translates to "such is the decision of the Supreme Court."

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The spokesperson for the National Election Winning Team for the 2024 Regional Head Election from PDIP, Chico Hakim, criticized the Supreme Court's decision regarding the age limit for regional head candidates. He believes that the law is being manipulated by the law itself to accommodate certain parties. "Once again, the law is being manipulated by the law to allow the ruler's son to advance as a candidate," said Chico, as quoted from liputan6.com.

Chico mentioned that the leaders of Indonesia, especially in the 2024 Regional Elections, are once again forced to have no clear experience and track record. In fact, they have minimal achievements. "This country is constantly forced to accommodate leaders without experience, without a clear track record, who have minimal achievements and are not old enough. Manipulating the law with the law is the highest form of betrayal to the ideals of reform," he said.

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