Havter-Tohir Hamzah allegation regarding a conspiracy in the general election of regional head and deputy regional head of Lamandau Regency’s Election, Central Kalimantan to win the incumbent Marukan Hendrik-Sugiarto finally denied emphatically. It was as well as upon accusations of intimidation against civil servants (PNS) in Lamandau’s government, and misuse of the local budget done by the incumbent.

Lamandau Election Commission in reply submitted in court case number 41/PHPU.D-XI/2013, Friday (26/04/2013) has never been involved in a conspiracy with certain candidates. According to the Commission’s attorney, Heru Widodo, in the organization of the General Election Commission has deployed around the letter of invitation to the voters choose, on the invitation letter choose which remained in the hands of government officials charged with the General Election, it is caused by voters who have died or moved away, so that the Lamandau Commission may not give it to people who are not eligible. According to him, if there are voters who are not registered in the voters list (DPT) and While the Voters List (DPS) and did not receive a letter of invitation to choose, they can still use their right to vote by using the Identity Card (KTP), including Tohir Hamzah as Petitioner in this case.

Furthermore, Heru Widodo explained to the panel of judges chaired by Hamdan Zoelva, in a vote that took place on Thursday (04/04), until the recapitulation process at the district level ends, no objections were expressed by the witnesses. Applicants answer allegations about the seizure of ballot voters officers conducted polling (TPS), Heru confirmed the incident is not a deprivation of the ballot, because that actually happened when the officer tried to help fold the ballot paper belongs to the voters, who after voting submitted to officers in an open state.

Alluding to the many problems people have had the right to vote but are not listed in the DPS or DPT, according to Arteria that the issue was not the only incumbent error, given the fact that voters can exercise their voting rights by showing ID cards, including the applicant Tohir Hamzah. Arteria also responded to the problem of misuse of budget Petitioner argued, according to the attorney who is also the General Election litigants in West Java and Sumatra, the departing head of the sub district and village (village head) to Batam to use budget funds is not a violation, because the departure of the district and village heads in order to meet the invitation of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

While the existence of intimidation against civil servants in Lamandau Regency, Arteria confirmed it in a residential area predominantly populated by civil servants applicant managed to get the most votes, defeating incumbent regent - vice regent.

The next hearing will resume on Monday (29/04), to examine witnesses of the parties. (Ilham / mh)