Yogyakarta, Nov. 14 -- Indonesia's Constitutional Court does not base its decisions on public virality, Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra said Friday, pushing back against the popular notion of "no viral, no justice."

Speaking at a constitutional law discussion at Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta in Bantul, Saldi said the concept may appear in concrete cases, but it is irrelevant in the court's abstract norm review cases.

"Assuming a case must go viral to gain justice does not apply to our review of laws and regulations," he said, citing examples of publicized cases such as Nenek Minah and a teacher in Sulawesi dismissed after asking parents to help fund honorary teachers.

Saldi noted that while concrete cases often align with publi...