The Respondent’s legal counsel Taufik Hidayat delivering a statement at a follow-up hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute of Sintang Regency election district 5 of West Kalimantan Province, Tuesday (5/7/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The General Elections Commission (KPU) denied that there was election manipulation of the final voters list (DPT) and voter attendance list in the election of Sintang Regency DPRD in Sintang election district (dapil) 5 of West Kalimantan Province as argued by the Great Movement Party (Gerindra). The KPU has stated that the Petitioner’s list of alleged ineligible voters was included in the final voters list and declared eligible (MS).

The KPU explained the Petitioner alleged that DPT manipulation had occurred at TPS (polling station) 002 of Nanga Tekungai Village, Serawai Subdistrict and TPS 002 of Deme Village, Ambalau Subdistrict. The KPU said the names disputed by the Petitioner at TPS 1002 of Nanga Tekungai Village have been included in the DPT for the 2024 election.

The Respondent stated that Bawaslu (Election Supervisory Body) of Sintang Regency recommended that the KPU make administrative revisions to the 2024 DPT. The KPU had fixed the problem by removing the names in question. The Bawaslu in charge also did not recommend a revote at TPS 002 of Nanga Tekungai Village or TPS 002 of Deme Village.

Meanwhile, Bawaslu said that Gerindra only got 4,672 votes and the Democratic Party only got 4,685 votes. There were objections by Gerindra to the Ambalau subdistrict election committee (PPK) and Sintang Regency KPU. Bawaslu ordered the KPU to declare the reported parties having had committed administrative violations and to correct the 2024 DPT at the two polling stations.

Also read: Gerindra: DPT for Sintang Regency 5 DPRD Manipulated

Asking Court to Reject Petition

The Democratic Party as a Relevant Party in case No. 284-01-02-20/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 submitted its statement at today’s hearing. In essence, it asks the Court to reject Gerindra’s petition.

In the petitum, the Petitioner requests that the Court annul the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree No. 360 of 2024 on the certification of the 2024 nationwide legislative election results on March 20, 2024 in relation to the DPRD election of the electoral district of Sintang 5, West Kalimantan Province. It also requests the Court to declare the accurate vote acquisition: Democratic Party candidate 01 Agustinus Adena with 170 votes from initial 185, making the party’s total votes 4,670.

The Petitioner also requests the Court to certify the accurate vote acquisition for political parties and DPRD members of Sintang 5 for Gerindra and the Democratic Party in the Petitioner’s version: Gerindra with 4,672 votes and the Democratic Party with 4,670 votes; to order the KPU (Respondent) to hold a revote at TPS 002 of Nanga Tekungai Village, Serawal Subdistrict and TPS 002 of Deme Village, Ambalau Subdistrict for Sintang Regency DPRD.

Author               : Mimi Kartika
Editor                : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                    : Andhini S.F.
Translator         : M. Ariva Aswin Bahar, 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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