Petitioner Experts: Avoid Transactional Politics, Leader Recruitment must be Earlier
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Constitutional law expert, Irmanputra Sidin presented as an expert by the Applicant on Election Dispute of Tulungagung found candidate nomination process promoted by regional heads of political parties must go through the appropriate mechanisms to legislation. According to him, the party should have been since long days preparing and will appoint candidates to be lifted, it is in order to avoid the obvious transactional politics would undermine the basic foundations of democracy in Indonesia.

"The party do not fool around when production would-be leaders, because it will lead to transactional politics. This is what makes us unhealthy party system, "Irman said in his statement before the expertise of the Constitutional Court judges.

In line with Irman statement, Iwan Gunawan, who is a lawyer of Bambang Adyaksa-Anna Lutfie as Petitioner, claiming PDP Tulungagung district under the management of executing task of Langgeng Yuswanto is unauthorized and has been harm the principle of fair elections. "Lasting Leadership is not valid, hence candidates are promoted also illegal," said Iwan Gunawan when interviewed after the trial. He reasoned Langgeng appointment as executing task officer of PDP Tulungagung not a recommendation from the National Board of Democratic Renewal Center.

In line with this, the Commission attorney of Tulungagung, Robikin Emhas also confirmed information submitted by Langgeng Yuswanto. "Election Commission as the user only receives the documents submitted by the parties and the bearer of the evidence and witnesses presented today, it is evident that the Commission of Tulungagung did not break the rules and have run the rule implementation mechanisms appropriate legislation and regulations," he said after the hearing with the Constitution. (Juliette / mh)


Thursday, February 28, 2013 | 08:34 WIB 87