Gayo Lues District Petition Unacceptable
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Petition in the case of dispute the results of elections of regional heads Gayo Lues Regency can not be accepted by the Constitutional Court. According to the Court, the Petitioners object wrong.

"Petitioners request one object, so the legal status (legal standing), a grace period for submission of the petition, and the purpose thereof is not considered," wrote the Court in Decision of Case 42/PHPU.DX/2012 as read by the Plenum of the Constitutional Court verdict in the trial on Tuesday (3/7), in the Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court.

According to the Court, should be based on Article 4 paragraph (1) PMK 15/2008, the Petitioner’s petition is the recapitulation of votes in the General Election of Gayo Lues District as stated in the Minutes of the General Election of Regent / Vice Regent at District Level by the Independent Election Commission Regency on May 2, 2012.

The Court also found, the object Even if the petition is about the recapitulation of votes, the filing of the petition has expired.

"The grace period is the filing of the petition to the Court as of three working days after the date of Gayo Lues Regency KIP on May 2, 2012, the day Thursday, May 3, 2012, the day Friday, May 4, 2012, and the last day of Monday, May 7, 2012, for the day Saturday, May 5, 2012 and Sunday, May 6, 2012 instead of working days, while under the Deed of Acceptance of petition File No. 225/PAN.MK/2012 petition a quo filed and received at the Court on June 12, 2012, "said Court. (Dodi / mh/Yazid.tr)


Tuesday, July 03, 2012 | 19:42 WIB 129