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VIVAnews - Constitutional Court (MK) test materials read out the verdict of the Supreme Court Act. Objection applicant is approved legislation that contains the retirement age of Supreme Court justices who reached 70 years.

Pronouncing the verdict of the test material of Act No. 3 of 2009 concerning the Second Amendment Act No. 14 of 1985 concerning the Supreme Court, will be conducted at the Court House, Wednesday, June 16, 2010.

Test material was filed Astinawati from LBH, Hasril Hertanto, Danang Widoyoko (IC), and Zaenal Arifin Mochtar (trawl UGM). Last hearing before the decision was held on 8 September 2009.

Principal lawsuit is the decision-making procedures of ratification of Act in Parliament during a plenary session led by House Speaker Agung Laksono.

Petitioner rate, making the decision invalid because the number of participants of a plenary session of Parliament was not a quorum. Session leader at the time, ignoring interruptions Agung Laksono assessed from PDI-P faction stating unequivocally objected to the age of 70 years Supreme Court justices. PDI-P fraction remains fixed justices suggested the age of 65 years.

When approval was only 90-96 members of Parliament who attended the plenary session. In fact, the minimum requirement of ratification of a law is 50 percent plus one.

Agung Laksono one had checked the Honorary Board of the Parliament. Related to the action word of the Great called the hammer when the ratification of the Law of the Supreme Court.

Great knocks gavel since nearly all members of the meeting agreed to answer the Supreme Court Act passed. "We asked all of them answered agree, my word of the hammer," said Agung Laksono, Thursday, February 19, 2009. (Umi)