Jakarta, Jan. 7 -- The government has welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision to begin reviewing judicial challenges to the newly enacted Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said that submitting a judicial review to the Constitutional Court is a constitutional right of citizens, stressing that the government has no objection to the process.

"It is the public's constitutional right to challenge regulations they believe violate their rights. That is part of who we are as a democratic nation," Agtas said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He added that the government is awaiting the judicial review process to proceed in accordance with legal procedures at the court.

"There is no problem ...