“NEWLY RELEASED EX-CONVICTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE. THEY MUST WAIT FOR 5 (FIVE) YEARS”

The provisions of the norms of Article 240 paragraph (1) letter g of the Election Law need to be synchronized with the application of a waiting period of 5 (five) years after the former convict has finished serving a prison sentence based on a court decision that has permanent legal force. Also, there is honesty or transparency regarding their as a former convict as a requirement for candidates of the House of Representatives (DPR), Provincial People’s Legislative Council (DPRD), and Regency/City DPRD. Those are the legal considerations that Constitutional Justice Suhartoyo read out during the pronunciation of the decision of the review of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (Election Law) on Wednesday (30/11/2022).

→ Source: https://www.mkri.id, 30 November 2022.

Best regards,

Fredrik J. Pinakunary