Last month, the notorious graft convict OC Kaligis complained to the Constitutional Court that he had never been granted remission. OC Kaligis questioned the provisions of Law No. 12/1995 regarding Correctional in relation to the provision of Government Regulation (PP) No. 99/2012. The petition was rejected because the Constitutional Court has no authority, but it stated that remission should apply to all prisoners without exception. Five other graft convicts used the said statement in a Judicial Review request submitted to the Supreme Court (better known as hak uji materi or HUM). Last week, the Supreme Court reportedly granted the petition and canceled PP 99/2012. A debate arose.
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