The trial on Tarakan City Election Dispute held again in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday (8/10) at the Plenary Court. Petition with numbers 133/PHPU.D-XI/2013 filed by three couples Candidates for Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan, namely H. Ibrahim and Ince A. Rifai (Couple Number 4), H. Yusuf Ramlan and Supaad Hadianto (Couple Number 7), as well as Sabirin Sanyong and Kaujan (Couple Number 9). In the trial, Tarakan City Commission as the Respondent filed a witness who denied the proposition expressed by the applicant, especially regarding the lack of socialization and how the voting unfolded ballots.

Respondent was one of the witnesses Hermawan Didik who explained it has done recapitulation on 13 September 2013, but no witnesses attended candidate number 7 and 8. Students also explained that the objection is received by the Commission related to the piercing sound of asymmetric folds translucent effect. However, it claimed had socialized on the implementation of the election and ballots to election officials. "We also socialize twice on August 24, attended by residents, and for the officers made three waves’ socialization," he said.

Meanwhile, Ruslan as PPS Mamurungan village also explained that he receives technical guidance from Tarakan City Election Commission. "Socialization directly to the public through the chairman of the PPS and the RT," he explained.

In the trial, the pair number 6 Sofian Raga and Khaeruddin Arief Hidayat as Related Parties also filed several witnesses who denied the existence of misappropriation of funds BAZ (Zakat Agency). One witness said the Related Parties during the year; funds obtained BAZ Tarakan City around Rp 2-3 billions. "But all of the funds are distributed to the eight people who are entitled to receive. To tithe is given directly, while for alms, spent over a year," said one witness to the Related Parties. (Lulu Anjarsari / mh)