Legal counsel Aermadepa conveying the main point of petition at a hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute of Solok III, Monday (4/29/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Great Movement Party (Gerindra) filed a petition on 2024 legislative election of the DPR (House of Representatives), Provincial and Regency/City DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) to the Constitutional Court (MK). The case No. 145-01-02-03/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 concerns the vote count results of Solok Regency DPRD members of West Sumatera in the electoral district (dapil) of Solok III.

In the petition, Gerindra argued that election organizers, especially the polling station working committees (KPPS), the polling committees (PPS), and the subdistrict election committees (PPK), had carried out actions that tarnished democracy in several villages in Kubung Subdistrict, Solok Regency, i.e. in Koto Baru, Selayo, Saok Laweh, and Panyakalan.

“The initial violation was in instructions from the election organizers circulating on the WhatsApp group of Koto Baru Village KPPS, who were directly instructed by Koto Baru PPS, either verbally or via the WhatsApp group, not to lock and seal the ballot boxes containing ballot papers, voting minutes, and certificate of vote counting results to PPS. This is confirmed by a video of the incident,” said Gerinda’s attorney Aermadepa.

The Petitioner also argued that the voting minutes and vote counting certificates that were not locked and sealed were collected at the Koto Baru Village chief’s office and KPPS continued filling in the voting minutes and vote counting certificates at the Islamic Center Mosque, which is about four kilometers from the village chief’s office. Furthermore, when the recapitulation was carried out at the Kubung Subdistrict level, because there were many differences between the C-copies held by all witnesses and the C-result (plano) forms, the PPK and PPS carried out a review of the witnesses’ C-copies.

“The revision to the voting minutes and vote counting certificates was carried out and signed by the PPK without the knowledge of the KPPS as the party that issued the documents,” Aermadepa added.

According to the Petitioner, most political parties have rejected the recapitulation of vote results read out at the district-level plenary session. Violations had also been reported to the West Sumatra Provincial Bawaslu (General Election Supervisory Body). He explained data changes such as vote reduction and inflation among candidates at a number of polling stations.

The incidents of unsealed ballot boxes after counting at the polling stations and unilateral changes to the vote results on the C-result copy, which was then recorded on the subdistrict D-result form have allegedly harmed the Petitioner as an election participant. The Petitioner argued that, if the election was carried out honestly and fairly in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, he could potentially win the most votes.

In its petitum, the Petitioner asked the Court to annul the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree No. 360 of 2024 on the nationwide certification of the 2024 legislative election results of the DPR (House of Representatives), DPD (Regional Representatives Council), and Provincial and Regency/City DPRD (Regional Legislative Council). He also asked the Court to order the Respondent (KPU/General Elections Commission) to conduct a revote for DPRD election for Koto Baru Village, Solok Regency at TPS 5, 13, 26, 29, 32, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, and 65; TPS 2, 8, 9, and 46 of Salayo Village; TPS 3, 6, 18, and 19 of Saok Laweh Village; as well as TPS 4 of Panyakalan Village, Kubung Subdistrict, Solok Regency.

Author         : Mimi Kartika
Editor          : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR              : Andhini S.F.
Translator    : Jessica Rivena Meilania/Yuniar W.

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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