Otto Hasibuan Sued Again, This Time by Three Citizens
Jakarta, VIVA – Three community representatives filed a citizen lawsuit against Otto Hasibuan’s dual appointment as the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services and the General Chairperson of the DPN Peradi at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, 9 June 2026.
The three representatives filing the citizen lawsuit against Otto Hasibuan include Andi M. Ashari Makkasa, an advocate, as well as Ilham Pransetyo and Iskan Habibi, who are students.
In their lawsuit, the three representatives requested that Otto Hasibuan comply with Constitutional Court decisions number 91/PUU-XX-/2022 and number 183-PUU-XXII/2024 regarding the prohibition of holding concurrent positions as the leader of an advocate organisation while serving as a state official.
The three representatives reminded that the Constitutional Court ruling explicitly states that leaders of advocate organisations must step down from their positions if appointed or designated as state officials.
“We are requesting that President Prabowo also issue a policy or regulation that mandates Prof. Otto Hasibuan not to hold concurrent positions as a state official, namely the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services of the Republic of Indonesia, and the Leader of an Advocate Organisation,” explained Andi.
Furthermore, Andi also requested that the nation’s top leader deactivate Otto Hasibuan as the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services if he is unwilling to issue a policy regarding dual positions.
“Deactivate Otto Hasibuan as a state official, namely the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services of the Republic of Indonesia,” he stated.
He emphasised that such firm action is necessary because, to date, 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 be inactive from their positions if appointed as state officials.
“Declare that Otto Hasibuan’s actions do not obey Constitutional Court Decision Number 91/PUX/2022, which essentially states that leaders of advocate organisations are limited to a maximum of 2 (two) terms, and Constitutional Court Decision Number 183/PUU-XX/2024, which requires leaders of advocate organisations to relinquish their positions when appointed as state officials to maintain the independence of the legal profession,” he said.