The Petitioner’s legal counsel, Andi Surya Citra Lestari (left), while attending the preliminary hearing of case No. 117/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the Pangkajene and Islands Regency, Friday (1/10/2025), in panel 3 courtroom. Photo by MKRI/Bayu

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Court held a preliminary hearing of the Pangkajene and Islands Regency (Pangkep) election result dispute case No. 117/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on Friday, January 10, 2025, in panel 3 courtroom. The Petitioner include Andi Muhammad Khairul Akbar-Amiruddin (AMKA-AMIR) who are the Pangkep regent-vice regent candidate pair 3.

In the hearing chaired by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, the Petitioner’s legal counsel Andi Surya Citra Lestari explained that the Pangkep regent-vice regent candidate pair 1 Muhammad Yusran Lalogau-Rahman Assagaf (the Relevant Party) openly included non-tenure government workers, with their names clearly registered in the Pangkep Regency KPU as campaign team members.

“Such names include Jaelani and Suhaelnur, the non-tenured government workers appointed by the Decree No. 1076 of 2023 (evidence P-5),” explained Andi.

According to the Petitioner, the Pangkep regency KPU (the Respondent) disregards and neglects this matter despite it violates the regulations. 

For this reason, Andi continued, the Petitioner reported violations by the Relevant Party to the Pangkep Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), but Bawaslu neither issued sanctions nor summoned the Relevant Party.

In addition, the Petitioner argued the Respondent to ignore and irresponsibly announce the candidate pair 1 in the 2024 Pangkep regent-vice regent election despite they were ineligible.

“Because of the violations committed by the incumbent, [that is] incumbents who wish to run as candidates in the regional head election are prohibited from reshuffling state civil apparatus and distributing social aid assistance six months before their candidacy as regent-vice regent. As such, the incumbent, candidate pair number 1, Muhammad Yusran Lalogau violated the provisions of Law No. 10 of 2016 article 71 paragraphs (2) and (3) on the Second Amendment to Law No. 1 of 2015 on the stipulation of government regulations in lieu of Law No. 1 of 2014 on the election of governors, regents and mayors into law,” explained Andi.

The Petitioner also reported to the Bawaslu the alleged partiality of ASNs, non-tenured government workers, Finance Director of Pangkep Regional Company Mappatuo, One-stop Integrated Office (PTSP) secretary, village consultative body members, neighborhood unit (RT)/community unit (RW) heads, and village heads. Meanwhile, the Petitioner’s petitum requests the Court to invalidate the Pangkep KPU’s Minutes of Vote Counting Results for the Pangkep Regional Head-Vice Regional Head Elections dated December 4, 2024.

The Petitioner wishes the Court to accept and grant all submitted petitums and to annul the Pangkep KPU Decree No. 1081 of 2024 as well as the minutes relevant to such vote counting results.

Furthermore, the Petitioner requests the Court to declare invalid the certification of the candidate pair Muhammad Yusran Lalogau and Abd. Rahman Assagaf as the 2024 Pangkep regent-vice regent and Islands Regency in 2024 based on the Decree of the Pangkep KPU No. 778 of 2024 and Minutes dated December 4, 2024. (*)

Author           : Utami Argawati
Editor            : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                 : Tiara Agustina
Translator     : Ryan Alfian / FS (RA)

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