Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Challenges Against Sirekap Results
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The hearing to declare the verdict / decision of the PHPU of the DPR and DPRD in 2024 was held by nine constitutional Justices on Tuesday (5/21/2024) in the Plenary Courtroom. Photo by MKRI/Teguh.


JAKARTA, MKRI - The Constitutional Court (MK)  held a follow-up hearing for Case No. 233-02-23-01/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 for the 2024 DPR-DPRD (House of Representatives-Regional Legislative Council) election results dispute on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The case was petitioned by M. Nasir, the Regency/City Legislative Council (DPRK) North Aceh 6 from SIRA Party in the plenary courtroom. 

The Court in its consideration stated that it had held a Preliminary Examination Session on April 30, 2024, at 13.30 WIB. During the hearing, the Court clarified the Petitioner's request regarding the object in question. The Petitioner explained that the petition was regarding the rejection of the KPU’s vote recapitulation information system (SIREKAP) results in 4 sub-districts of North Aceh District VI, North Aceh Regency.

Justice deliberation meeting (RPH) on May 15, 2024 has concluded that the Petition is not related to the petition to cancel the determination of the vote results of the election. Therefore, the Petition is not within the authority of the Court to hear it.

“Declaring that the Court has no authority to hear the Petition,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo.

Author  : Siti Rosmalina Nurhayati.
Editor   : Nur R.
Translator     : Siti Nurhaliza/Fuad Subhan

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