JakartaPost-Dec 21, 2023
The Constitutional Court has formed a long-awaited permanent three-member ethics council in an apparent bid to restore public trust after a series of ethical scandals in the court, although analysts are unconvinced that the members and the council’s design will prevent future ethics complaints. During a press briefing on Wednesday, Constitutional Court Justice and spokesperson Enny Nurbaningsih announced the formation of a permanent ethics council, as mandated by the 2020 Constitutional Court Law. Previously, an ethics council would be formed temporarily when the court received complaints of alleged ethics violations. The latest case was when the court formed a council led by former chief justice Jimly Asshiddiqie to investigate alleged ethics violations pertaining to a ruling that paved the way for Surakarta Mayor and First Son Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s candidacy in the 2024 presidential election. Aside from finding former chief justice Anwar Usman guilty of “serious ethical violations”, Jimly’s council also recommended in early November that the court form a permanent ethics council. “We don’t mean to delay the formation of the permanent council. We have a busy agenda now, including ruling over some petitions,” Enny said during the press briefing. Read more at: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/11/23/house-ethics-council-can-disregard-setyas-letter-law-expert.html.
