Dasat’s Witness Confute of mustering Voters outside Pekanbaru City
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The witness took the oath before giving testimony in front of the judges on trial evidentiary matters of Dispute Election Results of Pekanbaru City in the living Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court on Friday (17/6).


Septina Primawati-Erizal Muluk (Berseri) presented in Constitutional Court (MK), Friday (06/17/2011) to attend the trial of dispute over Election results of Pekanbaru City, Riau Province. They came together with their lawyer, Bambang Widjojanto, Iskandar Sonhadji, et al. Respondent represented by Yusri Munaf, Chairman of Regional Election Commission, also attended the trial and was accompanied by his legal counsel A Patra M Zen. Meanwhile, Related Party Ayat Cahyadi accompanied by their proxies Utomo Karim.

The trial for the case 63/PHPU.D-IX/2011 was a continuation of trial on Thursday. The agenda was verification. Muhammad Ikramullah Alsidiq Bakrie was a witness of Related Party Firdaus MT-Ayat Cahyadi (Dasat). He denied the statements of Berseri witnesses named Ida Tulianti Susanti. Yesterday, Ida Susanti Yulianti explained the mobilization of voters from outside the city of Pekanbaru. "I refute Yulianti Ida Susanti’s testimony that there is community mobilization and student from Kampar. That's not true. I come from Bangkinang and my house adjacent to Mr. H. Firdaus MT, but I never got a voter card, " Ikram said.

Chairman of the Panel Moh. Mahfud MD asked the Applicant. "Petitioner, do you specifically designate Ikramullah as the one being mobilized" Mahfud asked. "There is no relation to Ida’s witnesses," Iskandar Sonhadji answered it.
 
Another witness named Syamsahid, Headman of East Sidomulyo, Marpoyan Damai Subdistrict. He denied having made the comments "a woman is not allowed to become mayor." This denial was in responding to the statements of Berseri witnesses, M Yatim.

Then the witness named Ali Hamzah Nasution denied Rasyidi Hamzah’s testimony exposures inauguration of safe house on 18 April 2011 in Junaedi’ home on RW 4 Village Tangkerang Labuai, Bukit Raya subdistrict. "I was invited as a public figure and was attended by Mayor Pekanbaru Herman Abdullah. In his speech there was no call for people to choose Mr. Firdaus and Mr. Ayat, "explained Ali.

The trial panel was led by three Constitutional Court Justices; Moh. Mahfud MD as Chairman of the Panel, accompanied by two members; Maria Farida Indrati and Anwar Usman. The trial continued to be held next Tuesday on same agenda. (Nur Rosihin Ana/mh/Yazid.tr)


Monday, June 20, 2011 | 08:30 WIB 310