Secretary General M. Guntur Hamzah officially closing the 2019 Elections Results Dispute Resolution for the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) on Saturday (30/3) at the Pancasila and Constitution Education Center, Bogor. Photo by Humas MK/Bayu.

CISARUA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—Secretary General M. Guntur Hamzah officially closed the 2019 Elections Results Dispute Resolution for the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) on Saturday (30/3/2019) at the Pancasila and Constitution Education Center, Bogor.

In his address before 106 party functionaries and members, Guntur said that the event was aimed at the success of elections, which is the national goal in order to uphold justice and national unity. "The Constitutional Court is also on the same spirit as justice seekers for the unity for this republic. For the Constitutional Court, justice is very important because the Court must uphold justice and, therefore, the Court is for the republic," he said firmly.

Guntur said that the technical assistance program was important given the limited time allocated for hearings at the Constitutional Court by law. Therefore, the PHPU hearings at the Constitutional Court are often referred to as fast track hearings. "Given the limited time, every party who will or has the potential to litigate at the Court on PHPU, needs to know and understand the technical matters that to prepare in facing the hearing at the Constitutional Court," he explained.

Guntur also said that the success of settling election result disputes at the Constitutional Court not only depends on the Court, but also on various stakeholders. In facing the elections, Guntur hopes that the participants, along with the Constitutional Court, will guard the democratic process of simultaneous elections, for the implementation of democratic elections in accordance with the principles in the Constitution and existing laws and regulations.

Head of PKPI Legal Department Angga Busra Lesmana said that it was an honor for PKPI to be invited in the technical assistance program as PKPI saw the need for the understanding of the 2019 PHPU procedure among stakeholders, so that if there is any dispute, all litigating parties will be able to participate well and constitutionally.

Participant Edi Wilyanto said that the technical assistance program proved a valuable learning source ahead of the upcoming elections. He hoped that the insight gained from the program will be socialized to other members in the regions. (Bayu/LA/Yuniar Widiastuti)