Legal representatives of DPR and President postpone statements in Polri Law material review
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The legal representatives of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the President have postponed providing statements in the material review hearing of the Indonesian National Police Law at the Constitutional Court (MK), Jakarta, on Thursday.
Both the DPR and the President sent their legal representatives to attend the continuation hearing of Case Number 63/PUU-XXIV/2026, namely the material review of Article 8 paragraphs (1) and (2) of Law Number 2 of 2002 on the Indonesian National Police against the 1945 Constitution.
The DPR RI’s legal team was represented by Wildan Ramdani from the DPR’s Expert Body, who submitted a request for postponement of the statement reading.
“We from the DPR Expert Body Team hereby request a postponement of the statement reading; the request letter has already been submitted,” said Wildan.
Meanwhile, the President’s legal representatives were attended by two ministries and institutions: from the National Police by Kombes Dandi Aryo L as the mid-level analyst and advocate of the Police Legal Division along with the team, and from the Ministry of Law by Jualiansyah, as Director of Litigation and Non-Litigation.
The President’s legal representatives also requested a postponement of the statement reading due to not being ready.
Chief Justice Suhartoyo, who presided over the session, agreed with the other constitutional justices to postpone the provision of statements and scheduled to hear the statements from the President and DPR RI again on Wednesday (13/5) at 13.30 WIB.
“Today’s hearing agenda was supposed to hear statements from the President and DPR, but both providers of statements informed the panel of justices that their statements could not yet be delivered, they are not ready and request a postponement,” said Suhartoyo.
He continued, “Conveyed to the DPR and President’s representatives to use this second opportunity as best as possible; there will be no more requests for postponement,” he said.
Previously, the material review case of the Polri Law was filed by advocate Christian Adrianus Sihite regarding Article 8 paragraphs (1) and (2), which essentially requests that the National Police be under the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri).
The case, registered in February 2026, has undergone its preliminary hearing on 19 February 2026.
In their petition, the petitioners request that the MK declare Article 8 paragraph (1) of the Polri Law to be in conflict with the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and to have no binding legal force.
The petitioners assess that the placement of the National Police directly under the President has the potential for discrimination, especially for advocates defending the opposition or those opposing the government, which will be treated differently from advocates defending the government.