The ruling hearing for case No.133/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Mappi regent election results dispute, Tuesday (2/4/2025). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA, MKRI - The Constitutional Court (MK) hands down a decree on the withdrawal of Case No. 133/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 concerning the dispute over the 2024 Mappi regent election results. The decree was read out by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo in the ruling hearing held in the Constitutional Courtroom, Jakarta.

“[the Court] stated that the petition for the above cases is withdrawn,” asserts Chief Justice Suhartoyo.

This ruling, according to Chief Justice Suhartoyo, was the result of the justice deliberation meeting (RPH) held on Thursday, January 30, 2025. With this decision, the Petitioners, Candidate Pair Number 5, Benedictus Amoiye and Benedictus Tori Paliling, cannot refile a similar petition with the Constitutional Court. The Court will return a copy of the petition to the Petitioners through the Court Registrar.

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Benedictus Amoiye and Benedictus Tori Paliling (Petitioners) argued that there were violations of money politics committed by Candidate Number 3 or his winning team. The violation of money politics is conducted by offering and distributing money to voters. The violation of money politics committed by Candidate Number 3 according to the Petitioners was carried out by using the apparatus at all levels, which had been reported to the Mappi Regency Bawaslu but was not followed up for various reasons.

The Petitioners also argued that there were violations committed by Candidate Number 3 in the form of minors voting for ballots. The Petitioners argued that this violation occurred massively in almost all districts in Mappi Regency.

The Petitioners requested the Court to certify the Petitioner's 21,717 votes. The Petitioners also requested the Court to order the KPU Mappi Regency to certify the Petitioners as the Elected Regent and Deputy Regent Candidate Pair.

Author            :Ahmad Sulthon Zainawi.
Editor        : N. Rosi.
Translator   : Dinita Aktivia/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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