JAKARTA, LiterasiHukum.com — The Constitutional Court (MK) stated that the petitions of Applicant I and Applicant II cannot be accepted, and rejects the entire petition of Applicant III. This decision is stated in Decision Number 64/PUU-XXIII/2025 regarding the formal review of Law Number 1 of 2025 (third amendment to Law 19/2003 concerning State-Owned Enterprises) against the 1945 Constitution. The application was submitted by LKBH Mahasiswa Islam Cabang Jakarta Barat (Applicant I), Yayasan Citta Lokataru/Lokataru Foundation (Applicant II), and citizen Kusuma Al Rasyid Agdar Maulana Putra (Applicant III).

Public Participation Deemed Adequate

The Constitutional Court considers that the formation of Law 1/2025 has fulfilled the principles of transparency and meaningful participation. Constitutional Justice Ridwan Mansyur, when reading out the considerations on Wednesday (17/9/2025) in the Plenary Session Room of the Constitutional Court, stated that the Applicants' arguments regarding the absence of transparency and meaningful participation were groundless in law.

According to the Constitutional Court, the lawmakers have opened access to the public, gathered views from parties who understand the issues and are directly affected—including directors or representatives of SOEs—as well as academics and experts. The draft bill and academic paper are available on the official DPR website (puuekkukesra.dpr.go.id, SIMAS PUU menu), accompanied by a questionnaire for public input. The discussion process was also broadcast live via YouTube.

The Constitutional Court emphasized that opening public access is sufficient to prove the fulfillment of the principles of participation and transparency. Meanwhile, public input that is not fully accommodated into Law 1/2025 is the authority of the lawmakers, as long as its relevance has been considered.

However, the Constitutional Court encourages that in the future, lawmakers always listen to and prioritize the input of stakeholders as substantive considerations, so that the resulting laws meet the needs of the community.