The advanced trial on Mimika District Election dispute held on the Constitutional Court on Monday (2/12). Petitioners presented an Expert HAS Natabaya. Panel of judges led by Judge Constitutional Arief Hidayat and accompanied by other constitutional judges.

Starting the proceedings, Natabaya explained that the norm of individual candidate pairs expressly stipulated in Law no. 12/2008 on Regional Government and its implementing regulations, including the Commission Regulation No. 9/2012 on Technical Guidelines for Nominating Election.

 “He opened the door of the nomination of individual pathways imperatively requires minimal support from a number of people. So as to ensure the validity of the support, individual candidates are required to submit a support document in advance, either in the form of a copy, ID card or other demographic information to the Commission to be clarified about the distribution of the population of the validity of their support and their supporters," explained Natabaya.

As a means of testing the validity of the support , the Commission conducts research in stages , starting from the Voting Committee (PPS) which is authorized to copy documents to make sure residents are filed by candidates who really exists and really supportive. Furthermore, the results of research studies conducted at the level of PPS Election Committee (PPK) to District Election Committee (PPD).

"From the research of PPD, it conducted research back by Regency / City Election Commission to prospective regent / vice regent / mayor / deputy mayor. Also research back by the Provincial Election Commission to candidates for governor / deputy governor in order to obtain results verify the amount of support that valid and accurate,” said Natabaya.

"In my opinion , the procedure of the candidates support files are no longer legally eligible grace period of at least 22 days before the registration of candidates , limitedly as stipulated in Article 31 paragraph (9) PKPU No. 9/2012," said Natabaya.

"There is a grace period eligibility requirements result in non-compliance of the formal submission of the support beam. Non-fulfillment of a condition does not result in the filing of the support beam enrollment eligibility of individual candidates," added Natabaya.

The impropriety, according Natabaya, based on the geographical conditions in Mimika, Papua region, not all can be reached by land. It is increasingly convincing Experts Applicant , that file nomination Eltinus - Yohanis actually not through the verification process as experienced by four other independent candidates.

"Thus Images showed preferential treatment to certain candidates, which with the treatment until the Commission finally passed a couple in question. Not just a participant election but also qualify to participate in the second round. In my opinion, the failure to meet the submission deadline requirement support files can be used as an excuse is repeated voting in the election," said Natabaya. ( Nano Tresna Arfana / mh )