Demand for judicial review rejected

Demand for judicial review rejected

JAKARTA: Constitutional Court chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie
announced on Tuesday that his office could not fulfill a request
to review Law No. 14/1985 on the Supreme Court.

Jimly said the court could only review laws and legislations
enacted after 1999, in accordance with the first constitutional
amendment, which ordered the formation of the court.

The court also rejected a request to review the verification
of political parties conducted by the ministry of justice and
human rights, which resulted in the disqualification of the
Indonesian National Unity Party (PNI).

"That is not part of the authority of the Constitutional
Court," Jimly said.

Since its establishment in August, the court had received 23
requests from the public for the judicial review of laws and
legislations. Four of the motions had been settled. -- JP