The Petitioner’s legal counsel Heriyanto Citra Buana conveying the main petition for the 2024 legislative election results dispute in the Southeast Sulawesi Electoral District of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Monday (5/13/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — After being elected, Tina Nur Alam resigned as a candidate for House of Representatives Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) in the Southeast Sulawesi Electoral District (Dapil). This was conveyed by Tina who was present directly in the follow-up hearing of Case No. 11-02-05-28/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 held by the Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday, May 13, 2024 in the plenary courtroom of the Court. Tina was present as a Related Party of the petition filed by her fellow NasDem (National Democratic Party) member, Ali Mazi.

"By looking at the development of the situation and also the social psychological impact that occurs, as the dispute result, I hereby on behalf of Tina Nur Alam declare my resignation as a candidate member of the DPR who received the most votes from the NasDem Party in the 2024 general election in the Southeast Sulawesi Election District," said Tina in front of the Panel chaired by Chief Justice Suhartoyo.

According to her, her resignation letter has been officially submitted to the KPU dated May 13, 2024. On the basis of his resignation as a candidate member of the DPR, she hereby submits her resignation as a Related Party in this case.

"I express my highest appreciation to Your Honors who has determined and provided the opportunity to become a Related Party in this case," she said.

Unsubstantiated Allegations

On the same occasion, the KPU (General Elections Commission) as the Respondent, represented by Subagio as the legal counsel, emphasized that the objection from the NasDem witness who submitted a request for correction and improvement of the recapitulation results at the Wakatobi Regency Level to compare the copy of C-results at 92 polling stations (TPS) with Model D-results of South Wangi-Wangi Subdistrict, Wakatobi Regency, at the plenary meeting at the provincial level was not in accordance with applicable legal provisions.

"The KPU of Wakatobi Regency with the permission of the chairman of the plenary session at the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Level has followed up on the objections of the Petitioner's witness at the provincial level plenary meeting by making efforts to match the vote acquisition data between the data owned by the NasDem mandate witness and Model D. Wakatobi Regency results based on the recapitulation results of the Wakatobi Regency Level vote acquisition results," explained Subagio.

Thus, based on the phases of the vote counting process and the recapitulation results vote count carried out in stages in a transparent, participatory and accountable manner, the Petitioner's arguments alleging fraud in the reduction and / or inflation of the votes of political parties participating in the Election are untrue and unfounded.

Thus, from the results of the comparison carried out as described above, the fact is that the D-results of Regency/City owned by the Wakatobi Regency KPU, Wakatobi Witnesses and Bawaslu (Elections Supervisory Body) are in agreement.

Also read: NasDem Alleges Vote Inflation of Its Candidates in Southeast Sulawesi

Vote Counting Error

The Petitioner's argument that there has been an error in the calculation of the vote acquisition by the Respondent is incorrect because the stipulation of the vote acquisition by the Respondent is based on the minutes and certificate of recapitulation results of the vote counting of political parties and member candidates for the DPR from Regencies/Cities in the Provincial territory of the 2024 general elections for Southeast Sulawesi Province, Southeast Sulawesi Electoral District as per the form Model D-results of Provincial DPR made on March 10, 2024.

Based on the descriptions of witness objections at the Provincial KPU plenary meeting mentioned above, and the chronological description of the follow-up by the KPU of Southeast Sulawesi Province and KPU of Wakatobi Regency. "So it is proven that the objections raised by the Petitioner’s witness have been followed up," he said.

No Witness Objection

Then, in the plenary meeting at the South Wangi-Wangi Subdistrict level, there were no objections or special events when the recapitulation results of the vote count for the 2024 general election of members of the DPR was carried out. According to him, the Petitioner’s witness signed the minutes and certificate of the results of the vote count for political parties and candidates for members of the DPR at the South Wangi-Wangi Subdistrict level based on the Subdistrict Model D-results of DPR.

Therefore, based on the descriptions above, the vote recapitulation process carried out by the Respondent at the Subdistrict level in South Wangi-wangi Subdistrict was in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.

Bawaslu’s Recommendation

Subagio further explained, Bawaslu did not provide recommendations to the Respondent to make corrections to the implementation of the recapitulation results of the vote count by the Respondent.

"But strangely the recommendation was only sent by Bawaslu to the Wakatobi Regency KPU on March 14, 2024, based on evidence of receipt of the letter from Wakatobi Regency Bawaslu, where on March 14, 2024, the implementation of the Recapitulation of Vote Acquisition Counting at the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Level had been completed, so that the recommendation from Wakatobi Regency Bawaslu could not be implemented by the Respondent," he said.

Furthermore, Subagio explained, Bawaslu recommendations could not be implemented by the Respondent because they were only sent after the provincial level recapitulation process had been completed.

Thus, the vote count recapitulation carried out by the Respondent is in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations related to the implementation of tiered recapitulation and tiered correction in the implementation of the 2024 election, therefore the arguments put forward by the Petitioner must be rejected.

Meanwhile, Bawaslu, represented by Iwan Rompo Banne in the hearing, explained that Bawaslu Wakatobi had never received reports or findings of alleged violations relating to the subject matter of the petition.

"Related to the arguments of the applicant in a quo case related to the addition of votes during the recapitulation plenary meeting at the South Wangi-Wangi polling station level and the discrepancy with the C-results at the South Wangi-Wangi polling station level," said Iwan.

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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