Imanuel Ekadianus Blegur as the Petitioner's legal counsel attending the ruling hearing for case No. 290/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Alor regent election results dispute, Tuesday (2/4/2025). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) granted the Petitioners’ request to withdraw the petition for case No. 290/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Alor regent election results dispute. The decree for the petition’s withdrawal, filed by regent-vice regent candidate 5 (Ekadianus Blegur-Lukas Reiner Atabuy), was delivered by Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside the other eight constitutional justices on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

Prior to the pronouncement of the decree, Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih stated that during a justice deliberation meeting, it had been concluded that the request to withdraw the case was reasonable according to law and the Petitioners cannot re-file the a quo petition.

“[The Court] grants the Petitioners’ request to withdraw the petition,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo delivering the verdict.

Also read: Petitioners Withdraw Alor Regency Election Dispute, Quoting Unity Motto 'Taramiti Tominuku'

On January 14, 2025, Alor Regent Candidate 5 formally withdrew the regent election results dispute at the preliminary hearing. Imanuel stated it himself through his legal counsel Joao Meco. Imanuel stated it himself through his legal counsel Joao Meco.

Imanuel Ekadianus Blegur and Lukas Reiner Atabuy realized the genuine complexity of the development of the regency. Thus, the future of their land needs to transition to a leadership led by the younger generation.

Author       : Nawir Arsyad Akbar

Editor        : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translator  : Ryan Alfian/FS (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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