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Constitutional Court finally forms permanent ethics council
The three members of the permanent Constitutional Court ethics council are current justice Ridwan Mansyur, former justice I Dewa Gede Palguna and former Andalas University rector Yuliandri.
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Constitutional Court Justice Enny Nurbaningsih (center), legal and registrar administration bureau head Fajar Laksono (left) and acting spokesperson Budi Wijayanto talk to the press on Dec. 20, 2023, during a press briefing about the permanent members of the court's ethics council at the court's building in Jakarta. The Constitutional Court appointed current justice Ridwan Mansyur, former justice I Dewa Gede Palguna and former Andalas University rector Yuliandri as the permanent members of the ethics council. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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.
Members of the permanent ethics council include current justice Ridwan Mansyur and former justice I Dewa Gede Palguna; the latter also led the first temporary council that investigated alleged ethics violations against justice Guntur Hamzah earlier this year.
