Jakarta, Legal Literacy - Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman still affirms his disagreement with the sanctions imposed by the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) in decision No.2/MKMK/L/11/2023. The decision was announced in an open plenary session of the MKMK on Tuesday (07/11/2023), concluding that Anwar Usman had committed a serious violation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Constitutional Justices as stipulated in Sapta Karsa Hutama.

MKMK Sanctions against Anwar Usman

Anwar Usman has been sanctioned with removal from his position as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court and is not allowed to nominate or be nominated as a leader of the Constitutional Court until his term ends. In addition, he is also prohibited from being involved or interfering in the examination and decision-making related to disputes over the results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections, Elections of Members of the DPR, DPD, and DPRD, as well as Elections of Governors, Regents, and Mayors that could potentially create a conflict of interest.

The decision announced by the Chairman of the MKMK, Prof. Jimly Asshiddiqie, ordered the Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court to hold an election for a new leader within 2x24 hours after the announcement of the decision. Following these instructions, 9 constitutional justices held a judge deliberation meeting (RPH) on Thursday (09/11/2023). The result of the meeting was the election of Suhartoyo as Chief Justice and Saldi Isra as Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

Despite attending the RPH, Anwar Usman apparently disagreed with the appointment of Suhartoyo as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court for the 2023-2028 period, so he filed a lawsuit with the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN). The lawsuit is registered under case number 604/G/2023/PTUN.JKT and was filed on November 24, 2023, by Anwar Usman.