Kerusuhan di Gedung MK Dikecam oleh Presiden SBY
President Yudhoyono Slams Riot in Constitutional Court
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Jakarta (B2B) - Kabar tentang kerusuhan di gedung Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) akhirnya didengar oleh Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono SBY). Kerusuhan ini berkaitan dengan putusan sengketa pemilihan kepala daerah Provinsi Maluku.
"Suatu hal yang tidak pantas dan tidak perlu terjadi di lembaga penegak hukum, dalam hal ini Mahkamah Konstitusi," kata juru bicara Kepresidenan, Julian Aldrin Pasha, di kantor Kepresidenan, Jakarta, Kamis, 14 November 2013.
SBY, ujar Julian, berharap agar dalam iklim demokratis seperti sekarang ini, semua pihak bisa mengikuti proses hukum yang berjalan secara transparan dan akuntabel.
Presiden menyatakan, ketika keputusan hakim telah diketuk, siapa pun yang beperkara harus mematuhinya.
"Jadi, tidak ada alasan untuk melakukan suatu hal yang sifatnya merusak atau mungkin tindakan yang tidak bisa dibenarkan secara hukum," ujar Julian.
Julian menambahkan, bahwa Presiden SBY menilai kerusuhan di gedung MK sebagai suatu hal yang tak perlu terjadi jika semua pihak benar-benar menyadari dan mengerti hukum.
Jakarta (B2B) - News about the riot that occurred at the Constitutional Court (MK) building on Thursday, November 14, has reached President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono´s ears. The riot was related to a verdict on the Maluku regional head election dispute.
"It was inappropriate and shouldn´t have happened at the judiciary agency, in this case the Constitutional Court," said the Presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha, in the Presidential Office, Jakarta on Thursday, November 14.
SBY, as Julian explained, hoped that all stakehoders will comply with transparent and accountable legal process in running the country´s democracy.
The President stated that once a decision has been delivered, everyone subject to decision must be willing to comply.
"There is no excuse for doing something destructive or comitting an act that violates the law," Julian said.
Julian informed that according to the President, the riot at the MK building could have been prevented if all stakeholders have a frim understanding of the laws and regulations.
