Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK) on Thursday banned deputy ministers from holding second jobs, extending a rule that already applies to ministers.

The court ruled that Article 23 of the 2008 State Ministry Law, which prohibits ministers from dual roles, also applies to their deputies.

"The ban on dual jobbing for deputy ministers is based on the consideration that their position as state officials requires them to focus on their specialised obligation in government ministries," Justice Enny Nurbaningsih announced the decision during the Court's Plenary Session in Jakarta.

Henceforth, deputy ministers are now prohibited from taking a second job as an official in other state agencies, directors of state-owned or ...