The Respondent’s legal counsels posing for a photo after a ruling hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute of Mimika Regency 2, Central Papua Province, Tuesday (5/21/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) delivered a ruling for the 2024 DPR/DPRD (House of Representatives/Regional Legislative Council) election results dispute for case No. 37-02-04-36/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in the plenary courtroom. The case was petitioned by Yan Sampe, a Mimika Regency DPRD candidate for the electoral district of Mimika Regency 2.

According to the Court, the Petitioner did not have written approval from the chairman and secretary-general of the party’s central executive board (DPP), which is a requirement for submitting an internal-party election results dispute. Therefore, the Petitioner had no legal standing to file the petition. Therefore, the Respondent’s exception was legally grounded.

“[The Court] adjudicated, relating to exceptions: to grant the Respondent’s exception on the obscurity of the petition; relating to the subject matter: to declare the Petitioner’s petition inadmissible,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside the other eight constitutional justices.

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Author              : Siti Rosmalina Nurhayati
Editor                : Nur R.
Translator         : Sedanti Anjali Putri/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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