Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner
Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general’s ultra-nationalist The Indonesian Supreme Court (JAKARTA) has rejected an attempt to block presidential candidates over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, paving the legal path for the presidential frontrunner's ultra-nationalist campaign. The court argued that the constitution required stricter limits than those set in the country's 2017 General Election Law, which sets no maximum age. Lawyers representing a human rights advocacy group and petitioners argued that stricter limits were required in the constitution.
Опубликовано : 2 года назад от ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press в Politics World
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general's ultra-nationalist campaign.
Lawyers belonging to a human rights advocacy group and other petitioners argued that the constitution required stricter limits than those written in the country's 2017 General Election Law, which sets no maximum age.
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Темы: Indonesia