Constitutional bill now urgent

Constitutional bill now urgent

JAKARTA: Constitutional law experts demanded that the bill on
the constitutional court be discussed properly and finished
immediately so as to help solve constitutional problems facing
the country.

The Association of Indonesian Constitutional and
Administrative Law Teachers said here on Wednesday that the
constitutional court must be given its proper place in the new
format of the country's constitution.

"We have to appreciate that the existence of the
constitutional court, as a new institution that will be at the
same level as the Supreme Court, the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) and the president, will be very significant in
solving the increasing number of difficult constitutional
problems," the group said.

Recruitment of members of the court, according to the
association, ought to be based on a candidate's track record that
qualitatively met the requirements. "They must be competent and
independent, and really understand the principles of Indonesia's
constitutional law." -- JP