Otto Hasibuan Sued Again, This Time by Three Citizens

Three community representatives filed a citizen lawsuit against Otto Hasibuan’s concurrent positions as Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections (Wamenko Kumham Imipas) and Chairman of the National Leadership Council of the Indonesian Advocates Association (DPN Peradi) at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. The three representatives who brought the lawsuit are Andi M Ashari Makkasa, an advocate, and Ilham Pransetyo and Iskan Habibi, both students. In their lawsuit, the three representatives are asking Otto Hasibuan to comply with Constitutional Court decisions number 91/PUU-XX-/2022 and number 183-PUU-XXII/2024 concerning the prohibition on concurrent leadership of an advocate organisation while serving as a state official. The three representatives reminded that the Constitutional Court rulings absolutely affirm that leaders of advocate organisations must step down from their positions if appointed or designated as state officials. “We also ask President Prabowo to issue a policy or regulation requiring Prof Otto Hasibuan not to hold concurrent positions simultaneously as a state administrator, namely Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections of the Republic of Indonesia and Leader of an Advocate Organisation,” explained Andi. Furthermore, Andi also requested that the head of state deactivate Otto Hasibuan as Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections of the Republic of Indonesia should he be unwilling to issue a policy on the concurrent position matter. “Deactivate Otto Hasibuan as a state administrator, namely Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections of the Republic of Indonesia,” he stated. He emphasised that such firm action is necessary because Otto Hasibuan has not complied with Constitutional Court decisions number 91/PUU-XX-/2022 and number 183-PUU-XXII/2024, which stipulate that leaders of advocate organisations must step down from their positions when appointed or designated as state officials. “Declare that Otto Hasibuan’s action of not complying with Constitutional Court Decision Number 91/PUU-XX/2022, which essentially states that leaders of advocate organisations are limited to a maximum of two terms, and Constitutional Court Decision Number 183/PUU-XXII/2024, which requires leaders of advocate organisations to relinquish their positions upon appointment as state officials in order to maintain the independence of the advocate profession,” he said.