The event of election of Head of Region (Pilkada) is one of the things that frequently results in dispute because of either the process of the election or its result. Related to that matter, on Thursday (14/02), the Constitutional Court opened the Trial on Dispute of the Authority of the State Institutions [Sengketa Kewenangan Lembaga Negara (SKLN)] on the election of Morowali’s Regent and Vice Regent, with the agenda of Petition Revision.

The petition was proposed by the Chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Election of Morowali’s Regent and Vice Regent [Panitia Pengawas Pemilihan (Panwaslih)], H. Muhammad Lutfi, and his members, which among others were, Alwi Lahadji, Baitul Manaf, and Fachry Nurmallo, S.H. The  Petitionee in this case, General Election Committee (KPU) of Morowali Regency was considered preventing the Petitioners from conducting their duties and authority as mandated by Law No. 32 Year 2004 jo. Article 108 Paragraph 1 Government Regulation No.6 Year 2005. Moreover, the Petitioners also considered that the Petitionee’s action of anulling the participation of Abdul Malik Syahadat and Waris Kandori as the candidates of Regent and Vice Regent was against the law.

In the trial, before legalizing evidences, the Constitution Justice Board consisiting of Prof. Abdul Mukhtie Fajar, I Dewa Gede Palguna, and Maruarar Siahaan, asked about, first, the Petitioners have not explained whose authority that they questioned, of KPU or Panwaslih. Secondly, the Board also ask about the inexistence of explanation of the Petitioners on whether the Constitutional Court also had the authority to question the Voting and Ballot Recapitulation in this case.

Answering those questions, the Petitioners said that they would submit the revision immediately. (Denny Feishal/Yogi Djatnika)