Former Constitutional Court Judge Calls for Senate Selection Reform
We need to produce short summary 1-2 sentences, 120-220 characters, max 240. Must be English, factual, lead with what happened, then single most important detail. No filler. No quotes, no labels, no markdown. Output summary only. Let's capt
Jaran added that relying on ordinary legal avenues such as the Supreme Court or criminal prosecutions would likely be too slow, noting that Supreme Court cases can take one to three years and criminal cases at least five years, by which time a new Senate election system might already be in place. He argued that neither the Supreme Court nor the Criminal Court has the authority to overturn the 2067 Senate election system, leaving the Constitutional Court as the only body capable of reviewing whether the election process violates the constitution. He pointed out that, although the Constitutional Court has previously rejected direct petitions from complainants due to procedural rules, past cases such as the barcode‑QR code election dispute were resolved within nine months after being submitted via the Ombudsman, making that route comparatively swift. Jaran expressed confidence that if the Ombudsman forwards the matter to the Constitutional Court, the court would accept the petition because the evidence is already available and the justices understand that the country cannot afford delay, possibly issuing a ruling within six months to a year. He cited constitutional articles 107, 215 and 224, stating that the Election Commission and independent agencies must act impartially and that any bias or collusion would render the Senate election invalid, potentially disqualifying all 200 senators. He described the Election Commission’s conduct in the Senate selection as gross negligence.
