The ruling hearing for case No. 205/PHPU.GUB-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 South Papua governor election results dispute, Tuesday (2/4/2025). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) - The Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed petition No. 205/PHPU.GUB-XXIII/2025, filed by the national coordinator of the Indonesian Voters Association (PPI) on the South Papua gubernatorial election results dispute. The decree was read out by Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside other eight constitutional justices in the plenary courtroom.

Before delivering the ruling, Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat stated that based on the justice deliberation meeting, it had been concluded that a decree in absence should be issued. “[The Court issues] a decree in absence for the petition,” announced Chief Justice Suhartoyo on Tuesday, January 4, 2025.

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At the previous hearing, the Petitioner questioned the formation of South Papua Province, arguing that it did not meet the administrative requirements outlined in Article 32 paragraph (2) of Law No. 23 of 2014 on the Regional Government. The law stipulates that a province must consist of at least five regencies or cities, yet South Papua only consists of four regencies: Merauke, Mappi, Boven Digoel, and Asmat.

Author              : Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Editor                : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                    : Tiara Agustina
Translator         : Nazila Rikhusshuba/Yuniar Widiastuti (NL) (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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