"Election Commission of Tulungagung did not harm the constitutional right to carry the PDP party candidate," said Robikin Emhas, Tulungagung Commission attorney. Election Commission of Tulungagung ensured that it has executed all phases of the General Election, including verifying the validity of the management of the parties supporting candidates.

In dispute of election result of Tulungagung Regency in Plenary Court, (2/25), it had been a brawl between the Commission attorney and Petitioner attorney, who questioned the validity of the Democratic Renewal Party (PDP). Iwan Gunawan, legal counsel of the applicant, spouse and Bambang Adyakasa and Anna Lutfi, questioning Tulungagung Election Commission receiving the registration of Syahri Mulyo-Maryoto Birowo supported by PDP Lasting Yuswanto.

Iwan insisted, under the stewardship of Acting PDP. Chairman Langgeng Yuswanto is invalid. "We have evidence, Lasting Yuswanto leadership was invalid because there was no decree of appointment as acting," he said before a panel of judges chaired by Akil Mochtar. To strengthen the argument, Iwan and witnesses Amak Junaedi, Grabagan villagers, Reinforcement Sidoarjo district who is Chairman of the Collective Leadership PDP province of East Java. In his testimony, claiming Junaedi who appoint and Tulungagung PDP Acting on behalf of Lasting Yuswanto Budiono as chairman and secretary. But he admitted he did not know before and Lasting just met in the post award of the Related Parties, after proposing that elected Lasting Plt. "Previously, I did not know and I’ve only recently found out that is the caretaker Lasting Yuswanto is an officer of Crescent Star Party," said Amak Junaedi.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Robikin Emhas outside of the court could dismiss Petitioner alleged that the Commission had to accommodate the management of unauthorized bearers of the party would be candidates.

Political Recriminations Money

In addition to questioning the validity of stewardship PDP, both the Applicant and Related Party also recriminations about the practice of money politics, in the form of cash distribution range of 10,000 to Rp.3.000.000 accompanied by the provision of gloves and equipment to residents Tulungagung prayers. A number of petitioner witnesses, including Sinar Satriya, Joshua Sanimajaya and Henry Harianto, described the distribution of the money that made the team successful solo number 1, Syahri Mulyo - Maryoto Birowo.

On the other hand, witnesses Related Parties also reveal fraud by a successful team mate no sequence 4, Bambang Adyaksa-Anna Lutfie, who shared equipment with prayers and money with referrals to vote no 4.

The Constitutional Court will still be open the next hearing on Wednesday (27/2) to give a chance to the applicant and the Related Party to re-present and expert witnesses. (Juliette / mh)