The Petitioner’s legal counsel Gatot Rusbal attending a ruling hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute, Tuesday (5/21/2024). Photo by MKRI/Teguh.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed case No. 178-01-02-33/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 on the 2024 election results dispute (PHPU) for the Papua Provincial DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) in electoral districts 1, 4, and 5, and the Keerom Regency DPRD in electoral district 1. The case, filed by the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), was dismissed because the petition did not provide sufficient details, thus vague.

“[The Court] adjudicated, relating to the subject matter: to declare the Petitioner’s petition inadmissible,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside the other eight constitutional justices at a ruling hearing in the plenary courtroom on Wednesday, May 21, 2024.

Constitutional Justice Ridwan Mansyur explained that the Petitioner contested the vote counts in the electoral districts of Papua 1, 4, and 5 for the DPRP election and in Keerom 1 for the Keerom Regency/City Legislative Council (DPRK) election. The Court found that petitum No.2 requested the annulment of the KPU (General Elections Commission) Decision No. 360 of 2024 as it pertains to Asmat Regency in South Papua Province, which contradicted the posita, which contested the vote counts for Keerom Regency DPRP and DPRK seats in Papua Province.

“Therefore, there is a discrepancy between what is argued in the posita and what is requested in the petitums,” he said.

Based on the above legal considerations, the Petitioner’s petition did not meet the formal requirements as stipulated in Article 75 of the Constitutional Court Law and Article 11 paragraph (2) of Constitutional Court Regulation No. 2 of 2023, rendering the petition unclear or vague. Thus, the Respondent’s (KPU) exception regarding the Petitioner’s unclear or vague petition was legally valid.

Also read:  Gerindra Lost Vote in Papua Province I

The Petitioner claimed a discrepancy in the vote count due to a reduction of 5,446 votes for Gerindra in Papua Province 1. It argued this reduction had occurred because the Respondent’s results did not reflect Gerindra’s vote count on the Jayapura City D-result form.

Gerindra’s vote count also decreased by 4,935 votes in Abepura District, Jayapura City. This occurred because the Respondent ignored the Petitioner’s objection to Golkar’s (Party of Functional Groups) vote count in Abepura District, as stated in the objection form submitted by the Petitioner.

The Petitioner’s vote count decreased by 2,746 votes in Heram District and by 1,869 votes in Muaratami District, both in Jayapura City. This reduction of 5,446 votes was transferred to Golkar.

Also read: KPU Denies Allegations of Vote Reduction for Gerindra in Papua Province I

Author              : Mimi Kartika
Editor                : Nur R.
Translator         : Dzaki Difa Al Hadiid/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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