General Election Commission (KPU) of Minahasa regency respond to objection requests of voting results proposed by Careig Naichel Runtu-Denny Jhonlie Tombeng (Careig-Denny) to the Constitutional Court (MK). Through their attorney, Deddy Suwardi, the Commission said there is no obvious basic argumentation because the couple cannot show the result of the vote which he thought is right.

"Petitioner objection (Careig-Denny) is not fundamental and is not clear because Petitioner does not present the results of calculation of the correct version of the Petitioner to be compared with the results of the vote count has been established by the Respondent (KPU Minahasa)."

In front of the Constitutional Court Achmad Sodiki (Panel Chair), Harjono, and Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi Commission attorney Minahasa, Deddy Suwardi, describes the process undertaken by the Election Commission of Minahasa went smoothly and meet the principles of honest and fair.

In the meantime, the couple Jantje W Sajow-Ivan Sarundajang (Jantje-Ivan) as Related Parties in dispute Election result of Minahasa, also convey information before the Panel of Judges of the Constitution. Through their attorneys, Diarson Lubis, Jantje- Ivan denied the violation and the involvement of the Governor of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi) on the winning of Jantje-Ivan.

At the preliminary hearing (01/07/2013), Careig-Denny postulates the existence of a number of meetings held by the Governor of North Sulawesi is the biological father of Ivan Sarundajang, vice regent (Related Parties). The meeting was attended by the village chiefs and village heads or the old laws as Minahasa regency. North Sulawesi Governor in a meeting at his private house asked the village head to help couples Jantje-Ivan (number 4).

Governor of North Sulawesi, Diarson said, in the meeting even suggest the Minahasa community for peace, avoid friction because of vested interests. "Not right violations committed by North Sulawesi Governor and his staff and the Related Parties of Minahasa in the General Election in 2012," said Diarson Lubis.

Diarson also denied the existence of North Sulawesi provincial budget politicking. As postulated pair couples Careig-Denny, before Election Minahasa, about 52% of North Sulawesi provincial budget allocated to the Minahasa regency. "Not really the politicization budgets in North Sulawesi province," said Diarson.

"You argue, what is the argument?" asked the Constitutional Judge Ahmad Fadlil Sumadi. Diarson states of North Sulawesi provincial budget allocations to the Minahasa Regency have been through the political process in the parliament of North Sulawesi. "The decision is a political decision that has been made in Parliament," Diarson argued. (Nur Rosihin Ana / mh)