MKMK Says Report Concerning Adies Kadir Is Outside Its Jurisdiction

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Majelis Kehormatan Mahkamah Konstitusi (MKMK) said it is not competent to adjudicate reports concerning alleged ethical violations by Constitutional Court Judge Adies Kadir. One consideration is that the matter relates to Adies Kadir who has not yet been officially sworn in as a Constitutional Court Judge. “Someone who has not yet held office as a Constitutional Court Judge, or after completing a term as a Constitutional Court Judge, is no longer subject to Sapta Karsa Hutama,” said MKMK member Ridwan Mansyur in a session at the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta, on Thursday (5 March 2026). Therefore, if a person has not yet been sworn in as an MK judge or has finished their term, they are no longer within MK’s oversight. “What is meant by not bound here is that they are not within, or no longer within, the scope of monitoring or, more importantly, enforcement of the ethics code and conduct by the Majelis Kehormatan as set out in Sapta Karsa Hutama,” he added. In addition, MKMK’s other considerations stated that the contents of the reports are based on suspicion stemming from the concerns of the complainants. Therefore, according to Ridwan, the alleged conduct by Adies that would violate ethics as described by the complainants cannot be measured against the ethics code and conduct of Constitutional Court Judges or Sapta Karsa Hutama. “Thus the Majelis Kehormatan has no authority to examine and adjudicate the reports in question, whether for preventive purposes or for punitive action, or to uphold the ethics and conduct rules, because both preventive and punitive actions only take effect when someone has become a Constitutional Court Judge,” he said. In the session held today, MKMK ruled that the three reports were not within the MK’s authority. “The Majelis Kehormatan is not competent to examine, adjudicate, and rule on the reports in question,” said MKMK Chair I Dewa Palguna, who presided over the session.