The witness was sworn guided by the judge with the assistance of an interpreter before giving testimony in court cases proving Dispute over Election Results of Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi on Monday (1/8)

Witnesses of the General Elections Commission of Banggai Islands Regency (Respondent) and the pair of candidates’ number 1 Lania Laosa-Zakaria Kamindang (Related Parties) has denied all allegations of the Petitioners’ witnesses.

One of the witnesses of the Respondent, Irwanto, denied Petitioners’ argument stating that there was a meeting between the Chairman of KPU Banggai Mursastro Salomo, with some community leaders as well as some representatives of the bearer party of the Related Parties. "That’s not true," he asserted in evidentiary hearing on case No. 79-80/PHPU.D-IX/2011 Monday (1/8) in the plenary session of the Constitutional Court.

While the other Respondent witnesses, Muhin Mangambali stated during the General Election in the Banggai Islands, it has done it according to regulations. “There are no objections, either written or oral," he who is also Chairman of Election Committee inDistrict Totikum.

Chairman of District Selection Committee (PPK) of South Banggai, Suryadi, although confirmed there collecting ballots at one place, but he denied that there was fraud related to O’s. He said the union was done by agreement between all parties, namely the Police, Supervisory Committee, and Banggai PPK. The proof, "no spoken or written complaint," he said. Ballots put in Banggai.

While the witnesses of the Related Party, instead pointing behind the Petitioner. According to them, Petitioner was the one who has committed fraud during the last General Election. According to Rudiansyah, Candidate serial number of 3 Irianto Malingong-Ehud Salamat, has black campaign against the Related Parties, in particular against the Regent Candidate Laosa Lania. "(In a Black campaign was) stated that the candidate number one (Related Parties) are not religious, womanizing, debt, and maintain demon (tuyul)," he explained. He admitted knowing about it after seeing the video footage he obtained from someone.

As for Abdul Rahman, one of the Related Party’s campaign team, said he had reported the disappearance of ballot boxes to the Supervisory Committee.And, according to him, the report has been followed up until the stage of the Police. "Three suspects, one still in the DPO (People Search List)," he explained.

Statement is justified by the Supervisory Committee in attendance at the hearing times that. Present in the trial, Winardi, representing the Supervisory Committee of Banggai Islands. Winardi explained that it had received reports of seven reports. Five of them are criminal violations of the election. Criminal violations are reported, among others, ballot boxes were taken away, the removal of form DA, and money politics. All reports have been followed up. "For the black campaign has been completed at the police," he said. (Dodi/mh/Yazid.tr)