Review requests rejected<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court stated on Thursday that it
\nwould not review Law No. 23\/2003 on the presidential election
\nbecause the plaintiffs were not affected by the law and thus were
\nnot legally in a position to file a complaint.<\/p>\n
According to the court, the group of people -- activist Fathul
\nHadie Ustman, lecturers Mursyidah Thohir and Hamdanah, private
\ncompany employee Swandoko Soewono and civil servant Thohir Afandi
\n-- were not eligible to file the request because their
\nconstitutional rights were not being directly violated by the
\nlaw.<\/p>\n
The plaintiffs have alleged that Article 5 paragraph 3 and
\nArticle 4 -- which deals with the registration of presidential
\nand vice presidential nominees and the presidential election
\nschedule -- contradicted the Constitution.<\/p>\n
The articles say that presidential and vice presidential
\ncandidates must be named by a political party or coalition before
\nthe legislative election.<\/p>\n
They also argued that the separation of the legislative and
\npresidential elections is prone to conflicts. -- JP<\/p>",
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