The Constitutional Court (MK) held a second hearing in dispute of election result of North Kayong Regency on Thursday (18/4). This session to hear the answer from Related Party related application and hearing Petitioner witness’ testimony, couple Jalian - Hamdan Harun. This session takes place using video conferencing facilities which are connected between Tanjungpura University Tanjungpura and Constitutional Court for ease submitting witness statements.

Renee Franciskus as the attorney of Hildi Hamid-Idrus or Related Party in case 31/PHPU.D-XI/2013 dismissed the allegations of Jalian - Hamdan Harun. Franciskus said the implementation of the General Election in North Kayong has been going well and according to the principle of election. Franciskus also declared the petition filed by Jalian - Hamdan Harun was not enough reason to be able to declare the Structured, Systematic, and Massive (TSM) violations.

The allegation was Hildi Hamid-Idrus provided social assistance to the community by asking for support on Election Day, Franciskus said social aid was an annual program. In 2012 social aid program named Productive Economic Business Assistance was already done. And in 2013, the program was re-timed to coincide with the implementation of North Kayong Election. "Incidentally, the fall was March. Also there again later in August this program," said Franciskus.

Giving Money, Social Aid and Goat

After listening to the answer from Hildi Hamid-Idrus, the witnesses from Jalian - Hamdan Harun who was in the Faculty of Law, Tanjungpura University of Tanjungpura delivered his statement. Supianto said that his father named Pathul Bahri has received over 250 thousand rupiah from Basumi Tayeb. The money was given to buy a cake on condition Pathul choose Hildi Hamid-Idrus.

Witness from Jalian - Hamdan Harun named Nana has witnessed the handover of social aid expressed symbolically by Hildi Hamid and his wife. Nana said the social aid handover was done by Hildi as North Kayong Candidate, not acting as Regent at that time.

While other witnesses named Raden Abdul Satar who is also a successful team member of Candidate No. 1, Jalian-Hamdan Harun as Petitioner. He said he received a testimony of Parsem, Wonorejo villager, who received seeds from Hildi Hamid-Idrus. Satar statement had been justified by Parsem who also appeared in court. Parsem claimed to get the seeds goats on March 15, 2013 from the couple Hildi Hamid-Idrus.

Supandi, a witness of Jalian-Hamdan Harun said Head of RT 1 of Dusun Kecil Village, Maya Island district received money from Yamani (a success team of Related Party) of four millions eight hundred thousands rupiah. The money was given in order he can ensure eighty percents of the vote. 

Supandi’s recognition is also justified by other witnesses, namely Baktiar and Murni who had come to the house of the head of RT to ask about money from Yamani. In fact, Bahtiar claimed to have recorded the moment the content of their conversation. In addition to both of them, Abdul Gratitude as Maya Island District Supervisory Committee admitted on March 29, 2013 also came to interrogate the Chairman of RT 1 related to the provision of money by Yamani. "As per the report, I finally went. I also recorded conversation at the time, this offense occurring H-1 prior to Election Day," said Abdul Syukur who dare to claim it for the truth that although he was District Supervisory Committee supposed to act neutral. (Yusti Nurul Agustin / mh)