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The lawyer of Election Commission of Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), Aliun Aziz, delivered Respondent rebuttal to the lawsuit filed by Candidate Regent and Vice Regent Number 3 Zaitun Mawardi Yahya-Herman Thalib in Case Number 70/PHPU.D-XI / 2013, Wednesday (26/6) at the Plenary Court.

Aliun Aziz confirmed, it rejects all the arguments submitted by the Petitioner. In fact, he said the implementation of OKI General Election 2013 run in an orderly, safe, peaceful, and uneventful appropriate legislation. "In essence, the Respondent denied the Petitioners’ argument unless expressly acknowledged by the Respondent."

According to Aziz, what was disclosed by the applicant in his petition is not true. "Because Respondent in carrying out its duties and responsibilities are not a very serious offense that is systemic, structured, thorough, and massive. And Respondent has also carried out in accordance with the legal principles that apply," he said. Therefore, it argues, the decisions made by the Respondent has made appropriate and legally binding.

In addition, inflation-related allegations applicant and candidate noise reduction by the Respondent, according to Aziz, just allegations based solely without valid documents and data. "It was only Applicant allegations. The truth is in all polling stations that called in posita belong to Petitioner has based model of C1-KWK documents and attachments, and was created by KPPS based data corresponding truth Regulation Commission," he said.

 

Destruction of Ballot Papers

In addition, Aziz confirmed that there was indeed spoiled ballots destruction by burning. According to him, the destruction of ballots is done on the basis of an agreement that was taken in the Coordination Meeting on June 2, 2013, which was attended by the Respondent, Supervisory Committee, Police, Integrated Law Enforcement (Gakkumdu), as well as six witnesses from all candidates.

Meanwhile, Attorney Candidate Number 4 Iskandar-M. Rifai (Related Party), Chairul Syah, also said the same thing. According to him, in essence Related Party rejected all arguments and the applicant appealed to the Court to set aside the arguments of the Petitioner. "In principle, we reject the entire argument of the Related Party Petitioners’ objection."

According to Chairul Syah, the argument that the applicant stated that there was a mistake and bubbling sounds incomprehension applicant in understanding the results of voting conducted Respondent. On the contrary, according to him, the applicant deliberately manipulates candidates of valid votes in the petition.

"In the argument of this objection, we see the applicant tried to steer as if there has been a bubbling sound. Because the truth is not a bubble, but a mistake in understanding and proving applicant about bubbling sound," he added.

Related argument mobilization of the state apparatus also denied by Chairul. He asserted that the Related Party never asked for any party, especially the state apparatus, to win the Related Parties.

It was similarly related to money politics. Chairul revealed, the Related Parties had never handed in a letter that accompanied the task of money to the names mentioned in the Petitioners’ argument objection. "Due to Related Party and his campaign team were never ordered or was never assigned any party and in any form for distributing money to potential voters to elect the Related Parties," he explained. Therefore he strongly rejected the Petitioners’ allegations.

After listening to all answers and responses, the Constitutional Court Panel led by Chief Justice M. Akil Mochtar further check to the witnesses presented by the applicant. Present ten witnesses testified related money politics and mobilization principals to support one candidate head regions. Next session would be held on Thursday (27/6) in the morning, with the agenda to hear Respondent witnesses. (Dodi / mh)

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