Indonesian court rejects petition to repeal new capital law


President Joko "Jokowi” Widodo (centre) pours water brought by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (right), as East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor (third left) looks on, during a Kendi Nusantara ritual at the site for Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara in Sepaku district, North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan, on March 14, 2022. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, July 24 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia's Constitutional Court has further smoothed the way for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambitious project of relocating the nation’s capital after it rejected petitions to repeal the Capital City Law amid growing public concerns.

Three plaintiffs had filed a petition in the court asking for a review of the new Capital City Law, arguing that its speedy deliberation at the House of Representatives was unconstitutional – a throwback to what also happened to the Job Creation Law.

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