House names three constitutional court judges<\/p>\n
Kurniawan Hari, Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post,
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
The selection process of Constitutional Court judges came closer
\nto completion after the House of Representatives announced its
\nthree preferences.<\/p>\n
The three were constitutional law expert Jimly Asshiddiqie,
\nformer House legislator Achmad Rustandi and People's Consultative
\nAssembly legislator I Dewa Gede Palguna. They beat the other 10
\ncandidates who underwent fit and proper tests on Wednesday and
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
A plenary House session will be held on Friday to endorse the
\nthree nominees.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court had earlier appointed Laica Marzuki,
\nSudarsono, and Muarar Siahaan judges for the new court and the
\ngovernment was expected to announce its three nominees on Friday.<\/p>\n
Based on the amended Constitution, the new court will consist
\nof nine judges with the House, the President, and the Supreme
\nCourt appointing three each.<\/p>\n
The Constitution sets an Aug. 17, 2003 deadline for the
\nestablishment of the Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n
Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra
\ndisclosed on Thursday the government had received 18 names
\nnominated as constitutional court judges.<\/p>\n
The 18 names included right activists Todung Mulya Lubis,
\nBenny K. Harman, legislators Harun Kamil, JE Sahetapy, and
\nlecturers I Dewa Gede Atmadja and Jimly Asshiddiqie.<\/p>\n
Harun Kamil and Gede Atmadja had joined in the selection
\nprocess in the House and were ranked fifth and tenth
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
Yusril said his team would present six names to the President
\nwho will later pick three out of the six on Friday.<\/p>\n
According to him, the President will install the nine judges
\non Saturday, which will mark the establishment of the court.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press after finishing the selection on
\nThursday, House Commission II chairman Agustin Teras Narang said
\nthat the commission had selected Jimly Asshiddiqie, Achmad
\nRustandi, and Palguna as the judges.<\/p>\n
As with the selection process used by the National Commission
\non Human Rights (Komnas HAM), the House's law commission used a
\nscoring system for the selection.<\/p>\n
Under the scoring system, each legislator is allowed to list
\nthree candidates as their preference.<\/p>\n
Of the 49 legislators who voted on Friday Jimly got 37 votes,
\nRustandi 26, and Palguna 22.<\/p>\n
Jimly was nominated by the Golkar faction while Rustandi and
\nPalguna were nominated by the United Development Party (PPP)
\nfaction and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
\nPerjuangan) respectively.<\/p>\n
Zein Badjeber who chaired a team deliberating the
\nconstitutional court bill hailed the result of the selection.<\/p>\n
"All candidates are good, we have selected excellent ones,"
\nZein said.<\/p>\n
Asked whether Achmad Rustandi -- a former legislator from
\nmilitary\/police faction -- had experience in constitutional
\nmatters, Zein said the requirement was not mandatory.<\/p>\n
He said that the judges selected by Supreme Court Chief
\nJustice Bagir Manan also had no experience in constitutional
\nmatters.<\/p>\n
The House was scheduled to examine 14 candidates, but two of
\nthem, Djuhad Mahja and Haryono nominated respectively by PPP and
\nPDI Perjuangan, withdrew.<\/p>\n
Candidates vote ranking
\n----------------------------------------
\nNo. Name No. of votes
\n----------------------------------------
\n1. Jimly Asshiddiqie 37
\n2. Achmad Rustandi 26
\n3. I Dewa Gede Palguna 22
\n4. Dahlan Thaib 18
\n5. Harun Kamil 15
\n6. M. Fajrul Falaakh 10
\n7. Ali Hardi Kiaidemak 6
\n8. Edith Nababan 5
\n9. Benjamin Mangkoedilaga 2
\n10. I Dewa Gede Atmadja 1
\n11. Soebagyo 1
\n12. Eko Sugitario -
\n----------------------------------------
\nSource: House Commission II<\/p>",
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