Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Constitutional Court (MK) held a preliminary\nhearing on the judicial review of Law Number 2 of 2008 on Political\nParties (Parpol), filed by the Central Executive Board (DPP) of the Moon\nand Star Party (PBB) from the VI Bali Congress, on Monday.<\/p>\n
The petitioners in this case are Gugum Ridho Putra, as Chairman of\nthe DPP PBB from the VI Bali Congress, and Dega Kautsar Pradana, as\nExternal Deputy Secretary-General. The petition was registered with the\nMK on Monday (20\/4) under number 146\/PUU-XXIV\/2026.<\/p>\n
The hearing was presided over by a panel of three constitutional\njustices, chaired by Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih, with\npanel members Ridwan Mansyur and Asrul Sani.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preliminary hearing for number 146\/PUU-XXIV\/2026 related to the\njudicial review of political parties is hereby declared open and open to\nthe public,\u201d said Enny while striking the gavel three times.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, the panel of constitutional justices invited the\npetitioners to present the main points of their petition.<\/p>\n
In this case, the articles challenged by the petitioners in the\nPolitical Parties Law concern the authority of the Minister of Law in\napproving changes to the composition of party leadership at the central\nlevel.<\/p>\n
The judicial review focuses on the word \u201cmengesahkan\u201d (approve) in\nthe provisions of Article 7 paragraph (1) and the word \u201cpengesahan\u201d\n(approval) in the provisions of Article 7 paragraph (2), as well as the\nphrase \u201ckeputusan menteri\u201d (minister\u2019s decision) in the provisions of\nArticle 23 paragraph (3), Article 7 paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article\n4 paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Political Parties Law, and the\nprovisions of Articles 32 and 33 against Article 1 paragraph (3),\nArticle 28, Article 28D paragraph (1), and Article 28E paragraph (3) of\nthe 1945 Constitution.<\/p>\n
Previously, Gugum stated that the lawsuit was filed due to dynamics\nemerging within PBB after the VI Bali Congress was held.<\/p>\n
According to Gugum, his side had submitted a request for approval of\nchanges to the DPP PBB leadership composition to the Minister of Law on\n9 March 2026. However, on 12 March 2026, another party submitted a\nsimilar request based on the results of the Party Council Deliberation\n(MDP).<\/p>\n
Gugum noted that the current authority of the Minister of Law to\napprove changes in party leadership composition allows the minister to\ndetermine who is entitled and who is not entitled to be approved as\nleaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet, who is entitled and who is not should be determined first by\nthe political party itself, as it knows best. Second, whether it is\nvalid or not is the authority of the courts, not the executive (Minister\nof Law),\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
In this preliminary hearing, after listening to the main points of\nthe petition, the panel of constitutional justices provided inputs for\nimprovements to the petition that form the material of the petitioners\u2019\nchallenge.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/constitutional-court-holds-preliminary-hearing-on-judicial-review-of-political-parties-law-by-pbb-1777904665", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }