A ruling hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute for Central Papua Province, Thursday (6/6/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — On Thursday, June 6, 2024, the Constitutional Court (MK) handed down a ruling for the 2024 DPR-DPRD (House of Representatives-Regional Legislative Council) election results dispute for case No. 36/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, filed by the National Mandate Party (PAN) for the Central Papua Province electoral district.

The Petitioner (PAN) asserted that they received 22,760 votes in Puncak Regency: 4,625 in West Sinak District, 6,899 in Yugumuak District, 9,889 in Mageabume District, and 1,347 in Doufo District. However, they claimed the General Elections Commission (KPU) annulled these votes, reducing their total to zero at the district level.

“After reviewing all the evidence from the Petitioner, Respondent, and Bawaslu (Elections Supervisory Body), and cross-examining the evidence from all parties, the Court found the Petitioner’s evidence invalid. The facts revealed about the dismissal of the district election committee (PPD) in 13 districts in Puncak Regency rendered the subdistrict D-result form invalid for subdistrict-level vote counting. Furthermore, Bawaslu’s evidence supported the KPU’s evidence,” stated Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman delivering the legal considerations.

Based on the aforementioned matters, the Petitioner could not substantiate their claim regarding the votes in Sinak Barat District, rendering its argument legally ungrounded.

To support its claim of 6,899 votes in Yugumuak District, the Petitioner had submitted the district D-result form as evidence. However, the Court did not find this form during the evidence verification process, as confirmed in the May 27 hearing. The Respondent and the Relevant Party (National Democratic Party) presented a district D-result form showing the Petitioner receiving zero votes. Consequently, the Petitioner could not substantiate its claim, rendering its argument legally unfounded.

To support its claim of 9,889 votes in Mageabumi District, the Petitioner had submitted the district D-result form as evidence. After comparing the evidence from the Petitioner, Respondent, and Relevant Party, the Court concluded that the Petitioner’s evidence was unconvincing.

The same conclusion was drawn for Doufo District, where PAN’s claim of 1,347 votes was deemed unsupported by valid evidence.

“[The Court] adjudicated, relating to exceptions: to reject the Respondent’s and Relevant Party’s exceptions in their entirety; relating to the petition’s subject matter: to reject the Petitioner’s petition in its entirety,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo reading the verdict.

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Author              : Siti Rosmalina Nurhayati
Editor                : Nur R.
Translators        : 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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