DPR Ethics Council Rules Adies Kadir's Appointment as Constitutional Court Justice Did Not Violate Code of Ethics
The House of Representatives’ Ethics Council (MKD DPR) held a hearing concerning the appointment of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice. The MKD DPR ruled that the entire appointment process — from the fit and proper test through to approval at the plenary session — did not violate any regulations.
The hearing’s outcome was delivered directly in the MKD DPR hearing room at Nusantara I, DPR RI, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday (18 February 2026). The session was attended by MKD DPR Chairman Nazaruddin Dek Gam, MKD DPR Deputy Chairmen Imron Amin, Adang Daradjatun, and Manghut Sinaga.
The hearing’s decision was read out directly by Dek Gam. The ruling was issued in respect of a case initiated without a formal complaint to the MKD DPR.
Dek Gam explained that the MKD DPR felt it necessary to examine the process by which Adies Kadir was appointed as a Constitutional Court justice by the DPR RI. He noted that a group of individuals had questioned the legitimacy of the selection.
“There was subsequently a group that questioned the legitimacy of the selection of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice candidate nominated by the DPR RI. For this reason, the MKD felt it necessary to examine whether the selection of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice candidate nominated by the DPR RI had met the requirements of prevailing legislation,” he said.
Dek Gam stated that the MKD DPR subsequently conducted a review and data investigation regarding Adies Kadir’s candidacy. He noted that Kadir’s selection had met legislative requirements, as the other Constitutional Court justice candidate, Inosentius Samsul, had withdrawn due to receiving a different assignment.
“The selection process of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice candidate nominated by the DPR RI has met the requirements of prevailing legislation, namely Article 185 of the Law on the MPR, DPR, DPD and DPRD, which stipulates that the DPR grants approval or consideration for candidates to fill a position based on legislative provisions through a DPR plenary session, as well as Article 26 of the DPR Rules of Procedure, which stipulates that selection is conducted through administrative review, fitness and propriety tests, determination of candidate ranking, and public notification through print or electronic media,” he explained.
Accordingly, he stated that there was no ethics code violation in the selection of Adies Kadir. “Given that the manner and requirements for the selection of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice candidate nominated by the DPR RI were in accordance with prevailing legislation, there is no violation of the DPR RI code of ethics in that process,” he added.
The following is the MKD DPR RI ruling:
No ethical violation was found in the fitness and propriety test process nor in the selection of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice candidate from the DPR element by Commission III of the DPR RI, as confirmed in the DPR RI Plenary Session.
The fitness and propriety test for the candidacy of Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice candidate from the DPR RI element was in accordance with the Law on the MPR, DPR, DPD and DPRD as well as DPR regulations governing rules of procedure and the code of ethics.