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KPU’s attorney Taufik (right) delivering a statement in the 2019 DPR-DPRD PHPU hearing of Jambi Province, Thursday (18/7/2019) in the Panel I Courtroom of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Ifa.

JAKARTA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—The General Elections Commission (KPU) denied the allegation that they refused a revote (PSU) at TPS (polling station) 3 of Ranggo Village, Limun Subdistrict in the electoral district (dapil) of Sarolangun Regency 4 of Jambi Province. The recommendation for a revote in Ranggo Village was a follow-up on the suggestion by a Gerindra Party witness, not from a Democratic Party witness. This was conveyed by KPU through attorney Taufik in the second 2019 DPR-DPRD (House of Representatives-Regional Legislative Council) legislative election results dispute (PHPU) of Jambi Province in the Panel I Courtroom of the Constitutional Court.

In the hearing on Wednesday (18/7/2019), Taufik said that the Petitioner in the petition had alleged five ineligible voters with e-ID outside of their domiciles. Based on letter No. 207/PY.01.SO/KPU-KAB/1503/IV in response to a letter by the Limun Sub-district Election Committee (PPK), Taufik added, the letter recommending a revote in the village had been received on April 27, 2019 at 12.00 WIB. However, pursuant to Artice 373 point 3 of the Election Law, a revote at a polling station may be conducted at the most 10 days after the Election Day based on the decision of regency/city KPU.

“Therefore, the revote at TPS 3 of Ranggo Village could not be held because the recommendation was received past the deadline for a revote,” explained Taufik regarding petition No. 50-14-05/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Democratic Party.

No Double Voters

KPU’s attorney Absar Kartabrata said of petition No. 43-13-05/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) that it was not true that there was double voting by 99 voters Keliling Danau Sub-district in Dapil Kerinci 5. Based on legal facts, he explained, the discrepancy and ambiguity of the number of voters had been revised in a recapitulation plenary meeting attended by witnesses of the contesting parties and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu). “The Respondent had revised the data, which was recorded in the Regency/City DB1-DPRD form in Dapil Kerinci 5,” Absar explained.

In addition, he added, after the voters cast a vote at the polling stations, they had to dip their finger in a special ink as a proof of voting. Moreover, the voting and vote counting location at every polling station was attended by various stakeholders who monitored the process.

Not Valid

The Bangka Belitung Islands Province Bawaslu Dewi Rosmala, in her statement in response to petition No. 91-19-07/PHPU.DPR-DPRD/XVII/2019 filed by the Crescent Star Party (PBB), said that two ballots at TPS 02 Kacang Pedang Village were declared not valid during vote counting. Dewi said that during plenary meeting in Gerunggang Sub-district, there was a discrepancy between the data on the PPK operator’s display and the subdistrict election supervisory committee’s (Panwascam) hologrammed C1 form.

The operator’s display showed 221 valid votes and 7 invalid votes, while the Panwascam’s hologrammed C1 form showed 213 valid votes and 7 invalid votes, showing a margin of 8 votes. Upon the discovery, a recount was done and the ballots were counted at 220 votes: 212 valid and 8 invalid. “After the recount, votes for PBB were 13, previously 14,” Dewi said.

Recommendation

Gema Wahyu A. delivered Riau Province Bawaslu’s statement to petition No. 193-05-04/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Nasdem Party that the Bengkalis Regency PPK did not implement Bawaslu’s recommendation in Letter No. 252/K.RI.01/V/2019. Gema also explained that there was inflation to the votes for the National Awakening Party (PKB) in Simpang Padang Village, Bathin Solapan Subdistrict, as many as 3 votes. This, Gema added, was due to the discrepancy between the vote results as recorded by the Petitioner’s village polling committee (PPS) and the Respondent’s DAA1. The subdistrict Panwaslu then issued a recommendation for the PPK.

“In the recommendation, the Bathin Solapan Subdistrict PPK was asked to follow up on and accommodate objection of the Nasdem Party’s witnesses. Even, during the regency recapitulation, Bawaslu issued a written recommendation that had not been implemented by the Bengkalis Regency PPK,” Gema explained.

Aside from those petitions, the panel of justices also heard the cases for Jambi Province No. 72-03-05/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), No. 26-01-05/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the National Awakening Party (PKB), and No. 97-19-05/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Crescent Star Party (PBB).

In addition, the panel of justices also heard the Bangka Belitung Islands Province PHPU cases No. 65-14-07/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Democratic Party, No. 148-02-07/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Great Movement Party (Gerindra), as well as the Riau Province PHPU cases No. 152-02-04/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Great Movement Party (Gerindra), No. 70-03-04/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019 by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), and No. 34-13-04/PHPU.DPR-DPRS/XVII/2019  by the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura). (Sri Pujianti/LA)

Translated by: Yuniar Widiastuti

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