Legal counsel M. Iqbal Sumarlan Putra at a hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute of Jakarta II, Thursday (5/2/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) held a preliminary hearing for the election results disputes (PHPU) for the election of candidates of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) on Thursday afternoon, May 2, 2024. The hearing was presided over by Arief Hidayat (panel chair), Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih in panel 3.

The case No. 02-01-17-11/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 has filed by the United Development Party (PPP), represented by H. Muhamad Mardiono as Plt. General Head and H. M. Arwani Thomafi as General Secretary. The petition is to challenge the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree No. 360 of 2024 on 2024 election results of the candidate of DPR, in electoral district (Dapil) of Jakarta II, DKI Jakarta Province.

The Petitioner argues that there was a shifting of the Petitioner's votes in DKI Jakarta II to the Indonesian Guard of Change Party (Garuda), amounting to 6,360 votes, caused by a counting error by the Respondent. As a result, the Garuda Party's initial tally of 60 votes increased to 6,420 votes. On the other hand, the Petitioner's vote count, initially at 80,467 votes, illegally decreased to 74,107 votes.

"That in Dapil DKI Jakarta II, there was a shift of the Petitioner's votes to the Garuda Party, totaling 6,360 votes, because of a counting error by the Respondent. As a result, the Garuda Party's initial tally of only 60 illegal votes increased to 6,420 votes. Therefore, the Petitioner's vote count, initially at 80,467 votes, illegally decreased to 74,107 votes," said legal counsel M. Iqbal Sumarlan Putra.

For this reason, the Petitioner requests that the Court grant the Petitioner’s petition by canceling the KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024 and certifying the Petitioner’s version of the vote acquisition results for the Petitioner and the Garuda Party.

Author: Adam Ilyas
Editor: Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR: Tiara Agustina

Translator: Putri Ratnasari

 

 

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