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        "id": 1589686,
        "msgid": "mkmk-affirms-it-has-no-authority-to-interfere-in-the-recruitment-of-constitutional-court-judges-1772697668",
        "date": "2026-03-05 14:00:33",
        "title": "MKMK Affirms It Has No Authority to Interfere in the Recruitment of Constitutional Court Judges",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Majelis Kehormatan Mahkamah Konstitusi (MKMK) has reiterated that neither the MKMK nor the Constitutional Court (MK) have authority to intervene in the recruitment process for Constitutional Court judges. The remarks by MKMK member Yuliandri came during a legal considerations hearing for case number 03\/MKMK\/L\/02\/2026 concerning alleged ethics violations by judge Adies Kadir. The procedural stages for selecting and appointing a Constitutional Judge are defined by law, with no institutional involvement by the MK, underscoring the independence of state institutions.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Majelis Kehormatan Mahkamah Konstitusi\n(MKMK) has stressed that neither the MKMK nor the Constitutional Court\n(MK) have the authority to intervene in the recruitment process for\nConstitutional Court judges. This was stated by MKMK member Yuliandri as\nhe read the legal considerations in relation to case number\n03\/MKMK\/L\/02\/2026 concerning alleged ethical violations by judge Adies\nKadir. \u2018Not only the Honorary Council, but the Constitutional Court\nitself does not have the authority to interfere in the procedural stage\nof the recruitment of those judges,\u2019 Yuliandri said in a hearing at the\nMK building, Jakarta, Thursday, 5 March 2026. The alleged violations are\nlinked to the institutional authority of the Majelis Kehormatan to\nmaintain the honour and dignity of the Court. Yuliandri explained that\nthe procedural stages for selecting and appointing someone as a\nConstitutional Judge are governed by law, in which the MK is not\ninvolved institutionally. Under the law, any state body authorised to\nnominate a Constitutional Judge is given latitude to determine the\nmethod of selection, appointment, and submission. \u2018This limitation is\nimportant in order to respect the existence and authority of each state\ninstitution as well as to preserve the independence of those\ninstitutions,\u2019 Yuliandri said. Therefore, the Majelis Kehormatan is not\nonly without authority but ethically it should not interfere or\nintervene. Moreover, MKMK explained its authority to adjudicate reports\nconcerning Constitutional Judges only applies to individuals who are\ncurrently serving as Constitutional Judges. \u2018A person who has not yet\nserved as a Constitutional Judge or who has completed their term is no\nlonger bound by Sapta Karsa Hutama; to be not bound here means not being\nwithin the monitoring or enforcement authority of the Majelis Kehormatan\nas set out in Sapta Karsa Hutama,\u2019 said Yuliandri. Meanwhile, in the\ncase reported, Adies has not yet officially taken office as a\nConstitutional Judge.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mkmk-affirms-it-has-no-authority-to-interfere-in-the-recruitment-of-constitutional-court-judges-1772697668",
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