CNN Indonesia
Thursday, 02 Nov 2023 04:09 IWST
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD welcomed the plan proposed by DPR RI member from the PDIP faction, Masinton Pasaribu regarding the right to inquiry against the Constitutional Court. (CNN Indonesia/Adhi Wicaksono)
Makassar, CNN Indonesia —
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs who is also vice president Mahfud MD invited the proposed plan from member of the DPR RI from the PDIP Fraction, Masinton Pasaribu, regarding the matter right of inquiry against the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the decision on the conditions for becoming a presidential and vice presidential candidate.
“It’s up to the DPR, I can’t comment on what the DPR will do,” said Mahfud in Makassar, Wednesday (1/11).
Mahfud explained that the right to inquiry could be carried out by members of the DPR addressed to the government. However, Mahfud admitted that he would not interfere with the proposed right of inquiry.
“According to the regulations, the (right to) inquiry belongs to the government, but go ahead, the DPR can improvise about who will be questioned. We cannot interfere,” he said.
Meanwhile, regarding the examination of Chief Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman by the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK), Mahfud said, let the MKMK work and impose sanctions if anyone is proven to have violated ethics.
“So let the Honorary Court tell what happened and what the punishment will be, if necessary, there will be punishment,” he said.
Member of the DPR RI from the PDIP faction, Masinton Pasaribu, proposed that the DPR use the right of inquiry against the Constitutional Court following the decision which changed the requirements for being a presidential and vice presidential candidate.
Masinton conveyed this proposal through his interruption at the 8th DPR RI Plenary Meeting during the second session of the 2023-2024 Session Year, Jakarta, Tuesday (31/10).
“We must use the constitutional rights owned by the DPR institution. Madam Chair, I am Masinton Pasaribu, a member of the DPR RI from the DKI Jakarta electoral district, using my constitutional rights to submit the right of inquiry to the Constitutional Court institution,” said Masinton.
The right to inquiry is the right that the DPR has to investigate allegations that the implementation of a government regulation is contrary to the law. In Law Number 17 of 2014 concerning the MPR, DPR, DPD and DPRD (MD3), the right to inquiry is proposed by at least 25 members of the DPR and more than one faction.
Under the right of inquiry, the DPR can later form a special committee to investigate alleged violations of the law in implementation. The results of the investigation could take the form of recommendations from the DPR to the executive, namely President Jokowi.
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