The examination hearing for case No. 274/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Jayapura election results dispute to hear the Respondent, the Relevant Party, and Bawaslu, Thursday (1/30/2025). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – As the Respondent, the Jayapura Regency Elections Commission (KPU) explained that the institution had conducted a revote at 10 of the 18 polling stations (TPS) based on the recommendation of the Jayapura Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu).

Legal counsel Rosdiono Saka explained at the examination hearing to hear the responses from the Respondent, Relevant Party, and Bawaslu and to validate evidence of the parties for Case No. 274/PHPU.GUB-XXIII/2025 on behalf of the Respondent. The Respondent argued the eight polling stations that did not go through a revote had not met the requirements stipulated in Article 50 of the KPU Regulation No. 17 of 2024 on voting and vote counting in regional elections. The hearing for the case was presided over by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat (panel chair) and Constitutional Justices Anwar Usman and Enny Nurbaningsih on panel 3 on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

The Respondent insisted that they had clarified to the polling committees (PPS) and the district election committees (PPD) regarding Bawaslu’s recommendation. After conducting reviews, only 10 polling stations were deemed fit for revote: TPS 12 in Dobonsolo Village, TPS 01 in Maribu Village, TPS 01 in Nambon Village, TPS 01 in Aib Village, TPS 01 in Kuipons Village, TPS 01 in Yenggu Baru Village,TPS 01 in Benyom Village, TPS 04 and 05 in Doyo Baru Village, and TPS 01 in Homfolo Village.

“Termohon sudah menindaklanjuti rekomendasi PSU sesuai Pasal 138 dan Pasal 139 Undang-Undang Pemilihan dan Pasal 5 PKPU 15 Tahun 2024. Termohon telah melakukan PSU di 10 TPS yang menurut Termohon memenuhi syarat untuk PSU dan sisa delapan TPS tidak dilakukan PSU karena tidak memenuhi syarat sesuai Pasal 50 PKPU Nomor 17 Tahun 2024,” ujar Rosdiono di Ruang Sidang Pleno, Gedung 1 MK, Jakarta.

“The Respondent has followed up on the revote recommendations in accordance with Articles 138 and 139 of the Regional Elections Law and Article 5 of KPU Regulation No. 15 of 2024. The Respondent has carried out a revote at 10 polling stations deemed by the Respondent to qualify for revote and the remaining eight polling stations did not go through a revote since they did not satisfy the requirements in Article 50 of KPU Regulation No. 17 of 2024,” Rosdiono explained.

Mass Mobilization and Intimidation Denied

Rosdiono also denied the allegation of mass mobilization and intimidation to voters at TPS 5, 8, 11, 12, and 16 in Lapua Village. He insisted that voters could use their voting rights safely and smoothly, which is supported by the lack of recommendations or reports from the supervisory committee at those polling stations.

“There was no mass mobilization nor pressure on the voters and the Petitioners did not explain who mobilized the mass and who was exerting pressure. The election took place according to the rules and the voters could exercise their voting rights and [the pollings] ran smoothly,” Rosdiono said.

The Relevant Party, Candidate Pair 2 Yunus Wonda-Haris Richard S. Yocku, through their legal counsel Peter P. Ell, also denied the mass mobilization and intimidation to voters in the locations disputed.

Petrus mentioned the Relevant Party was issued a statement informing the voting had run safely. There were no reports related to intimidation of voters, either.

Typing Errors

A member of Jayapura Bawaslu Austen E. Yakarimilena delivered a statement on the matter. In the hearing, Justice Arief asked Austen regarding the reason the KPU Decree No. 226 was changed to KPU Decree No. 227.

Yakarimilena explained there were typing errors in the KPU Decree No. 226 of 2024 issued on December 9, 2024. The Bawaslu noticed that the decree was issued on 01:00 am the next day, hence it should have been dated December 10, 2024.

“Therefore, it was changed, [because] there were typing errors, then [the decree] was amended [into KPU Decree No. 227],” he explained.

Also read: Jan-Asrin Blames Jayapura KPU for Ignoring Revote Recommendation

At the preliminary hearing, Regent Candidate Pair 3 Jan Jap L Ormuseray-Asrin Rante Tasak as Petitioners alleged Jayapura KPU’s lack of implementation of revote as recommended by the Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) at several polling stations: four in Sentani District, one in Demta District, one in Nimboran District, one in Waibu District, and in Depapre District.

They also alleged mass mobilization of ineligible people from other districts at five polling stations: TPS 5, 8, 11, 12, and 14 of Lapua Village, Kaureh District.

In their petitums, the Petitioners requested the Court to annul the Jayapura KPU Decree No. 227 of 2024 on the Amendment to the KPU Decree No. 226 on the certification of the regent election results as long as it pertains to the vote acquisition at four polling stations in Sentani Village (TPS 7 of Sentani Kota Village, TPS 17 of Hinekombe Village, and TPS 1 and 4 of Sereh Village); one polling station in Demta District (TPS 2 of Ambora Village); one polling station in Nimboran District (TPS 1 Kuwase Village); two polling stations in Waibu District (TPS 3 of Bambar Village and TPS 4 of Doyo Baru Village); one polling station in Depapre District (TPS 1 of Wabena Village); and five polling stations in Kaureh District (TPS 5, 8, 11, 12, and 16 of Lapua Village).

Furthermore, the Petitioners requested the Court to order the Jayapura KPU to conduct a revote in the polling stations mentioned above.

Author              : Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Editor               : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                    : Tiara Agustina
Translator         : M. Hafidh Al Mukmin (RA)

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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