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JAKARTA (MKRI) — Legislative Candidate of Regional Legislative Council (DPRD), Anton Sinaga, from Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) has Withdraw his petition disputing the 2024 House of Representatives (DPR) and DPRD election results of Elecotral District (Dapil) Deli Serdang 4. Regarding Case No. 201-02-04-02/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, Aprianto Butarbutar as a legal Counsel revealed that the petitioner filed a revocation of his petition on March 26, 2024.

"We would like to say that we did not read aloud our petition because on March 26, 2024, we had submitted a revocation of the file, Your Honor. The revocation of our file has been issued a receipt for additional case files by the Constitutional Court Registrar," said Aprianto before the Panel Judges led by Chief Justice Suhartoyo in the preliminary hearing on Thursday Morning (2/5/2024).

Previously, in his petition, the Petitioner argued that the KPU had reduced, omitted or miscalculated votes for DPRD Deli Serdang Regency Election District IV, namely Kutalimbaru Subdistrict in 29 polling stations, namely in Sei Mencirim Village of 12 polling stations. Then in Lau Bekeri Village of 7 polling stations. Furthermore, in Sampe Cita Village of 5 polling stations. Then Sawit Rejo Village of 4 polling stations, the last 9 polling stations in Nemo Mirik Village of 1 polling station.

On the same occasion, Chief Justice Suhartoyo reminded that the withdrawal of general election dispute (PHPU) cases, including those related to legislative elections, must be heard in court.         "So that later the Court will not make a mistake when granting a withdrawal without the relevant party present, then just granted, it turns out that the relevant party has never formally withdrawn the petition," said Suhartoyo at Building I of the Constitutional Court (MK).

Suhartoyo said that the Court had once received a withdrawal of a petition without being confirmed in court, but the petitioner concerned had never withdrawn his petition.

Author: Utami Argawati

Editor: Lulu Anjarsari P. 

PR : Andhini S.F.

Translator    : M. Ariva Aswin Bahar

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