Justices Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh, M. Guntur Hamzah, and Anwar Usman (left to right) at a ruling hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute for South Sulawesi Province, Wednesday (5/22/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed Case No. 87-02-14-27/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 on the general election results dispute (PHPU) for South Sulawesi Province petitioned by Parepare City DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) candidate Yangsmid Rahman from the Democratic Party. This is because the Petitioner did not attend the preliminary hearing until the end.

“[The Court] rules to declare the Petitioner’s petition inadmissible,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo at a ruling hearing on the 2024 election dispute in the plenary courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Justice Ridwan Mansyur conveyed that the Court had summoned the Petitioner legally and properly by delivering the chief registrar’s letter regarding the summons to the hearing on April 24, 2024. However, until the end of the scheduled preliminary hearing on April 29, 2024, the Petitioner did not come without any valid reason.

At the justice deliberation meeting (RPH), the Court concluded that the Petitioner’s absence at the preliminary examination panel hearing without a valid reason even though it had been legally and properly summoned showed that the Petitioner was not serious in filing the a quo petition. Thus, the petition must be declared dismissed and the Court issued a decree.

“The Court considers it unnecessary to hold a hearing to hear the Respondent’s answer and the statement of the Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) because they were considered irrelevant,” Justice Ridwan said.

Author              : Mimi Kartika
Editor               : Nur R.
Translator         : Jessica Rivena Meilania, 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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