Taufik Basari, attorney of the Relevant Party, giving statement on Monday (15/7) in the Panel 3 Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Teguh.
JAKARTA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—The Constitutional Court held the second hearing of the 2019 DPR-DPRD (House of Representatives - Regional Legislative Council) legislative election results dispute (PHPU) of West Java Province on Monday (15/7/2019). The KPU as Respondent, the Relevant Party, and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) were present to respond to the Petitioner\\'s argument.
In the hearing, the panel of justices consisted of Constitutional Justice I Dewa Gede Palguna as chairman, with Constitutional Justices Suhartoyo and Wahiduddin Adams. Previously, in the preliminary hearing on Tuesday (9/7/2019), the United Development Party (PPP) questioned the vote acquisition for the Bekasi Regency DPRD seat on behalf of Hj. Nunung for Bekasi Regency electoral district (dapil) 3. PPP argued that votes in South Tambun District were inflated and benefited the Gerindra Party. PPP also questioned the vote acquisition for Dapil West Java 3 for a DPR seat, Dapil Bekasi Municipality 2 for a Municipal DPRD seat, and Dapil Sukabumi Municipality 3 for a Municipal DPRD seat.
In response to PPP’s argument in case No 102-10-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019, the Respondent’s attorney Sutejo explained that the petition submitted by PPP had passed the deadline because it was submitted on May 31, 2019. In addition, he said, the petition was unclear as to whether it represented a political party or an individual.
Meanwhile, the attorney of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) Taufik Basari as the Relevant Party stated that he also rejected all the Petitioner’s arguments. "There were no inflation and reduction of the votes of the Petitioner in the Dapil Bekasi Municipality 2," he said firmly.
Dolfi Rompis as the Gerindra Party’s attorney (another Relevant Party) stated that the Petitioner had never rejected the results of the vote count recapitulation in Dapil Bekasi Regency 3 based on C1 plano forms. "We deem the Petitioner\\'s petition unclear or obscuur libel. We requested that the Constitutional Court reject the entire petition," he said.
Next, the justices heard the National Mandate Party, who in the previous session questioned their reduced votes that led to DPR RI candidate of Dapil West Java 8 Andri W. Kusuma not elected.
"PAN should have received 120,190 votes. However, according to the Respondent, PAN only received 99,190 votes. On the other hand, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) received 372,952 votes, which should have been 352,952 votes. The Democratic Party should also have had 114,520 votes, not 120,520 votes," the Petitioner\\'s attorney Martinus F. Hemo said firmly at the hearing last week.
Regarding this matter, the Respondent\\'s attorney for the case No. 123-12-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 Rahmat Mulyana stated that PAN’s petition did not receive the party\\'s recommendation because there were no signatures of the chairman and secretary general of the National Mandate Party (PAN). In addition, the petition was submitted past the deadline on Friday, May 31, 2019. "The Petitioner also did not explain the percentage of their votes that were purged. Therefore, we deem the petition unclear or obscuur libel," he said.
Panel III also heard several other petitions: No. 47-14-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Democratic Party, No. 221-07-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Berkarya Party, No. 69-03-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) and No. 156-02-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Great Movement Party (Gerindra). (Arif Satriantoro/LA/RD)
Translated by: FS/YW
Taufik Basari, attorney of the Relevant Party, giving statement on Monday (15/7) in the Panel 3 Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Teguh.
JAKARTA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—The Constitutional Court held the second hearing of the 2019 DPR-DPRD (House of Representatives - Regional Legislative Council) legislative election results dispute (PHPU) of West Java Province on Monday (15/7/2019). The KPU as Respondent, the Relevant Party, and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) were present to respond to the Petitioner\\'s argument.
In the hearing, the panel of justices consisted of Constitutional Justice I Dewa Gede Palguna as chairman, with Constitutional Justices Suhartoyo and Wahiduddin Adams. Previously, in the preliminary hearing on Tuesday (9/7/2019), the United Development Party (PPP) questioned the vote acquisition for the Bekasi Regency DPRD seat on behalf of Hj. Nunung for Bekasi Regency electoral district (dapil) 3. PPP argued that votes in South Tambun District were inflated and benefited the Gerindra Party. PPP also questioned the vote acquisition for Dapil West Java 3 for a DPR seat, Dapil Bekasi Municipality 2 for a Municipal DPRD seat, and Dapil Sukabumi Municipality 3 for a Municipal DPRD seat.
In response to PPP’s argument in case No 102-10-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019, the Respondent’s attorney Sutejo explained that the petition submitted by PPP had passed the deadline because it was submitted on May 31, 2019. In addition, he said, the petition was unclear as to whether it represented a political party or an individual.
Meanwhile, the attorney of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) Taufik Basari as the Relevant Party stated that he also rejected all the Petitioner’s arguments. "There were no inflation and reduction of the votes of the Petitioner in the Dapil Bekasi Municipality 2," he said firmly.
Dolfi Rompis as the Gerindra Party’s attorney (another Relevant Party) stated that the Petitioner had never rejected the results of the vote count recapitulation in Dapil Bekasi Regency 3 based on C1 plano forms. "We deem the Petitioner\\'s petition unclear or obscuur libel. We requested that the Constitutional Court reject the entire petition," he said.
Next, the justices heard the National Mandate Party, who in the previous session questioned their reduced votes that led to DPR RI candidate of Dapil West Java 8 Andri W. Kusuma not elected.
"PAN should have received 120,190 votes. However, according to the Respondent, PAN only received 99,190 votes. On the other hand, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) received 372,952 votes, which should have been 352,952 votes. The Democratic Party should also have had 114,520 votes, not 120,520 votes," the Petitioner\\'s attorney Martinus F. Hemo said firmly at the hearing last week.
Regarding this matter, the Respondent\\'s attorney for the case No. 123-12-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 Rahmat Mulyana stated that PAN’s petition did not receive the party\\'s recommendation because there were no signatures of the chairman and secretary general of the National Mandate Party (PAN). In addition, the petition was submitted past the deadline on Friday, May 31, 2019. "The Petitioner also did not explain the percentage of their votes that were purged. Therefore, we deem the petition unclear or obscuur libel," he said.
Panel III also heard several other petitions: No. 47-14-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Democratic Party, No. 221-07-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Berkarya Party, No. 69-03-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) and No. 156-02-12/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 for the Great Movement Party (Gerindra). (Arif Satriantoro/LA/RD)
Translated by: FS/YW
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