Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) Suhartoyo (center) accompanied by constitutional judges (from left to right) Arsul Sani, Daniel Yusmic Pancastaki Foekh, Enny Nurbaningsih, Saldi Isra, Anwar Usman, Arief Hidayat, M. Guntur Hamzah, and Ridwan Mansyur take a group photo in front of the constitutional pillar after attending the commemoration ceremony of the 21st Anniversary of the Constitutional Court at the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta, on Tuesday, June 13, 2024. Chairman of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo in his mandate said that the level of public trust and the image of his institution is getting better, especially after deciding the dispute over the results of the 2024 presidential and legislative elections. `

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