Court to promote Constitution

Court to promote Constitution

JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court signed memorandums of
understanding on Friday with the Ministry of Justice and Human
Rights and the Ministry of National Education to teach children
about the Constitution.

The signing was witnessed by Constitutional Court head Jimly
Asshidiqie, Minister of National Education Bambang Soedibyo and
the head of the National Legal Development Agency, Abdulgani
Abdullah.

Bambang said his ministry would disseminate information about
the Constitution, which was amended in 2002, to schools across
the country through information technology.

The program will begin with pilot projects at schools in Aceh,
Maluku, West Irian Jaya and Papua.

The Constitutional Court has signed about 40 memorandums of
understanding with universities across the country to promote an
improved understanding of the Constitution. --JP