The Constitutional Court (MK) held a preliminary hearing on the 2024 Election Results Dispute for Case No. 263-02-10-06/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, presided over by Constitutional Justices Arief Hidayat (panel chair), Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih. Thursday (2/5/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA, MKRI – Abrianto, a Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) candidate for Muara Enim Regency, Electoral District (Dapil) 5 from the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura), filed a petition for the 2024 Election Results (PHPU) to the Constitutional Court (MK). The Registrar’s Office registered the Petitioner’s petition No. 263-02-10-06/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024. The preliminary hearing took place at the Court on Thursday, May 2, 2024 by justices panel 3, presided over by Constitutional Justices Arief Hidayat (panel chair), Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih.

Through its legal counsel, Mujaddid Islam, the Petitioner requested for the annulment of General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree No. 360 of 2024. Mujaddid explained that the vote recapitulation results of model D Regency/City-DPRD Forms and D Regency/City-DPRD Subdistrict Forms were not in accordance with model C District/City DPRD Copy Result Forms at polling stations (TPS) 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 in the 2024 Regency DPRD Election for Muara Enim Regency, in South Sumatra Province, Muara Enim Regency/City, Dapil 5, Lawang Kidul District, Tegal Rejo Subdistrict//Village.

“We are individual petitioner [for candidacy] number 1, [for] Muara Enim 5, [from] Hanura Party. The essence of our petition is that there was a vote difference in the vote counting process for Nisrin [candidacy] number 4, [from] Hanura party for Dapil 5. The vote difference was at TPS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. In D forms sub-district results, there was an inflating to Nisrin's votes. The total inflated votes for Nisrin were 100 votes," said Mujaddid.

Therefore, on February 29, a Special Incident Report/Statement of Objection was made which was signed by witness Herman and the Subdistrict Election Committee (PPK) Chairman named Ferry Zulkarnain which contained a report that there had been an input error in D form by PPK Lawan Kidul and the C1 model form at TPS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Tegal Rejo Village.

In its petitum, the Petitioner requests the Court to annul the KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024 relating to the aquo case. Then the Court could certify the correct vote acquisition for the Petitioner.

Author : Siti Rosmalina Nurhayati.

Editor : Nur R.

Translator : Intana Selvira Fauzi 

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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