Constitutional Court to Rule on Hasto's Challenge to Obstruction of Justice Provisions in Anti-Corruption Law

Jakarta—The Constitutional Court will hold a session to issue its ruling on a judicial review petition regarding Article 21 of the Anti-Corruption Law (UU Tipikor) filed by Hasto Kristiyanto, Secretary-General of PDI Perjuangan, on Monday, 2 March 2026. According to information displayed on the Constitutional Court’s official website, the ruling hearing will commence at approximately 08.30 WIB.

“Tomorrow there is a session at the Constitutional Court for case number 136/PUU-XXIII/2025 with Pak Hasto Kristiyanto as the petitioner, a judicial review of Article 21 of the Anti-Corruption Law with the agenda of issuing the ruling,” said Hasto’s lawyer, Annisa Ismail, when contacted by Kompas.com on Sunday, 1 March 2026.

Article 21 currently prescribes penalties of up to three years’ imprisonment and fines ranging from a minimum of Rp150 million to a maximum of Rp600 million.

In addition, Hasto also seeks to declare that the phrase “investigation, prosecution, and court examination” in Article 21 has no binding legal force unless it carries a cumulative meaning. In other words, Hasto seeks that an action be classified as obstruction of justice only if the obstructive conduct occurs at all stages of the legal process or pro justitia. “Actions to prevent, obstruct, or frustrate must occur across all stages of investigation, prosecution, and court examination,” said his lawyer, Illian Deta Arta Sari, when presenting the petition during the Constitutional Court hearing in Jakarta on Wednesday, 13 August 2025.