Suhartoyo Officially Inaugurated as Chairman of the Constitutional Court Replacing Anwar Usman

"Suhartoyo Officially Inaugurated as Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Replacing Anwar Usman"

"Dream - Constitutional Judge Suhartoyo was officially inaugurated as the Chief of the Constitutional Court (MK) for the 2023-2028 term on Monday, November 13, 2023."

Replace Anwar Usman

Suhartoyo replaces Anwar Usman who was removed from the position of chairman due to being deemed to have committed serious ethical violations in the decision of the case regarding the age requirements for presidential candidates (capres) and vice presidential candidates (cawapres).

"In the name of Allah, I swear that I will fulfill the duties of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court to the best of my abilities and fairness, upholding the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945, and implementing all legislation in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945, as well as serving the country and nation," said Suhartoyo when taking the oath of office in the Plenary Session Room of the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta."

Suhartoyo was elected as the Chairman of the Constitutional Court through consensus in a closed plenary meeting of judges on Thursday, November 9, 2023.

The translation of the provided 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags is as follows: "The election of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) is carried out as a follow-up to the decision of the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) which dismissed Anwar from the position of Chairman of the Constitutional Court."

"Serious Ethical Violation"

Anwar is considered to have committed a serious ethical violation. He is believed to be involved in a conflict of interest in deciding the minimum age requirement for presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

Smooth the way for Gibran to advance in the Presidential Election.

The decision of the Constitutional Court changes the minimum age requirement for presidential and vice presidential candidates from initially being at least 40 years old to being at least 40 years old or having previously or currently held a position chosen through general elections, including regional head elections. Through this decision, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and also the nephew of Anwar, can run as a vice presidential candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election even though he is not yet 40 years old.

"Protest Action"

A number of parties have lodged protests against the decision, resulting in a report on alleged violations of the ethical code being submitted to MKMK.

After going through the examination process at MKMK, Anwar Usman was considered proven to have violated the code of ethics. That is what caused him to be removed from the position of Chairman of MK.

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