WIDODO EXPECTED TO SIGN LEGISLATIVE LAW SOON

by Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Feb 21 (Antara) - President Joko Widodo is expected to soon sign the Legislative Law, locally known as MD3 Law, which has been approved by the House of Representatives (DPR) during its plenary session on Monday (Feb 12).         According to Bayu Dwi Anggono, who is the director of the Pancasila and Constitution Research Center of the Law Faculty of Jember University, the MD3 Law has several points, which have been rejected by the majority of the people.          However, the public cannot file a judicial review with the Constitution Court (MK) if the law has not yet been signed by the president and enacted into law.         "We hope the president will hear the aspirations of the majority of the public, which has rejected several points of the MD3 Law," Anggono was quoted as saying by Kompas.com on Wednesday (Feb 21).          The steps to be taken to follow up the public aspirations should be carried out through constitutional means and the country's state administration practices. Hence, according to Anggono, the president's move to avoid signing the MD3 Law immediately would hamper the public from filing a judicial review with the MK.