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        "msgid": "retiring-from-mk-anwar-usmans-response-on-presidential-and-vice-presidential-age-requirements-ruling-1776138664",
        "date": "2026-04-14 10:11:53",
        "title": "Retiring from MK, Anwar Usman's Response on Presidential and Vice-Presidential Age Requirements Ruling",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Former Constitutional Court (MK) Chief Justice Anwar Usman has denied that the court's ruling Number 90\/PUU-XXI\/2023 on age requirements for presidential and vice-presidential candidates was specifically intended to benefit his nephew, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is running as a vice-presidential candidate at 36 years old. He described the decision as benefiting all young people and expressed relief upon retiring after 15 years of service, likening his departure to leaving behind a pure, unblemished institution. Anwar apologised to the MK's judges, staff, and family for any shortcomings during his tenure and extended profound thanks.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Former Chairman of the Constitutional Court\n(MK), Anwar Usman, has spoken out regarding Constitutional Court Ruling\nNumber 90\/PUU-XXI\/2023 on age requirements for presidential candidates\n(capres) and vice-presidential candidates (cawapres). It is known that\nthe ruling stipulates that an elected official through elections may\nregister as a capres\/cawapres even if they do not meet the minimum age\ncriterion of 40 years. The ruling also paved the way for Anwar Usman\u2019s\nnephew, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is only 36 years old, to register as\na cawapres in the 2024 presidential election (Pilpres). \u201c(Ruling Number\n90\/PUU-XXI\/2023) Indeed has no connection to Gibran, it is not a door\nfor Gibran. For all young people. That is the mistake in perception,\u201d\nAnwar emphasised when met after his retirement ceremony on Monday\n(13\/4\/2026). Anwar also touched on the ongoing polemic regarding the\nruling on capres and cawapres age requirements. Nevertheless, he\nexpressed relief after serving at the MK for 15 years and retiring on 6\nApril 2026. \u201cI feel relieved. I liken leaving the MK as leaving a baby,\nlike a blank sheet of paper,\u201d Anwar stated. He analogised his departure\nfrom the MK to a newborn baby entering the world and a blank sheet of\npaper that has not yet been stained by anything. Concluding his\nretirement, he extended apologies to the entire MK ranks during his 15\nyears of service. \u201cFrom the depths of my heart, I extend my apologies to\nall the Honourable Justices (MK judges), the assistants, and the entire\nConstitutional Court family if during my 15 years at the Constitutional\nCourt there were certainly things that were less pleasing,\u201d he said.\n\u201cThus, from the tips of my toes to the tips of my hair, from the depths\nof my heart, I extend my apologies and immeasurable thanks,\u201d Anwar Usman\nconcluded.<\/p>",
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