Crucial Moment: Constitutional Judges Grill the Government and DPR

One of the most decisive moments in the trial occurred on June 23, 2025, when top state officials were present directly in the Constitutional Court courtroom. The presence of Chairman of Commission I of the DPR Utut Adianto, Minister of Law and Human Rights Supratman Andi Agtas, and Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin was called "extraordinary" by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo. In the hearing, the constitutional judges grilled the government and the DPR with sharp questions:
  1. Substance Broadening: Constitutional Justice Saldi Isra questioned why the revision of the TNI Law expanded to various issues outside the initial mandate of the previous Constitutional Court decision, which only related to the retirement age of soldiers.
  2. Proof of Public Participation: The judges demanded concrete evidence (minutes, photos, videos, even CCTV recordings) that could convince that meaningful public participation had truly been carried out, not just a formality.
The government and the DPR claimed to have opened up the widest possible space for participation through RDPU and working visits. However, this claim was denied by a witness from Kontras, Andrie Yunus, who stated that the letter requesting the draft law documents was never responded to, forcing them to interrupt a meeting at the Fairmont Hotel to get attention.