The Petitioner’s legal counsel Qodirun meeting the media after the 2024 legislative election results dispute hearing for North Sumatera Province, Thursday (5/2/2024) . Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Court held a preliminary hearing over the election results dispute for House of Representatives (DPR) member candidates of North Sumatera Province in the electoral district North Sumatera II, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Plenary Courtroom of the Court. The Case No. 193-01-05-02/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was filed by the National Democratic Party (NasDem).

In the hearing that heard by Chief Justice Suhartoyo, NasDem’s representative Qodirun said that NasDem objected to the Announcement and Stipulation of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree Number 360 of 2024 on the Stipulation of 2024 General Election Results of the President and Vice President, Members of House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Representatives Council (DPD), Provincial DPRD, Regency/City DPRD nationally issued on March 20, 2024 at 22.19 WIB, in particular the Petitioner objected to results of the vote acquisition of DPR Electoral District (Dapil) North Sumatra II because there was a reduction in the valid votes of the NasDem and the addition of the Valid Votes of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

“The valid vote acquisition of NasDem and PDIP according to the Respondent (KPU) for PDIP is 363,524 votes, the petitioner’s version is 333,937 votes. This means that there is a difference in fraud of 29,587 votes. For NasDem’s votes according to the Respondent amounted to 319,784 votes, according to the Petitioner is 336,828 votes,” said Qodirun.

He argued that there was a reduction in the Petitioner's valid votes written on the Minutes of Recapitulation Model D. Provincial DPR results for North Sumatra Il, which amounted to 319,784 votes which should have been 336,828 votes. This occurred because of a reduction in the Petitioner’s valid votes in four districts, namely Padang Lawas, South Tapanuli, North Labuhanbatu, Samosir and South Nias Regencies. The total reduction of his valid votes was 17,044 votes.

In addition, there was a reduction in the valid votes of the Petitioner because the KPU (Respondent) incorrectly filled in the number of valid votes of political parties and candidate votes for the NasDem. The error was not corrected by the Respondent when recapitulating the valid vote count of political parties and candidate votes carried out in stages at subdistrict election committee (PPK), Regency/City KPU, North Sumatra Provincial KPU and KPU Republic of Indonesia.

Then, there was a reduction in the valid votes of the Petitioner also because the Respondent (KPPS) did not submit 1 (one) copy of the DPR Model C-Result form to the witness on the day after the voting and counting process was completed. As a result, there was an act of crossing out changes in valid votes that were contrary to statutory regulations. The Respondent did not sanction the KPPS who did not submit 1 (one) copy of the DPR copy of the Model C-Result form on the day after the voting and counting process was completed. Regarding the reduction of the valid votes of the NasDem, the Petitioner has filed an objection during the recapitulation of the results of the tiered vote count at the subdistrict level (PPK), Regency/City Level of  KPU, Provincial Level of  KPU and KPU RI, but was not followed up by the Respondent.

In his petitum, the Petitioner requests the Court cancel KPU to organize a special revote for the election of DPR candidates in the North Sumatra II at all polling stations (TPS) in South Nias, Nias, Samosir, Padang Lawas, Toba. South Tapanuli and North Labuhanbatu Regencies.

Author : Utami Argawati
Editor : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR : Andhini S.F.
Translator : Jessica Rivena Meilania

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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