The Petitioners' legal counsel attending the ruling hearing for case No. 207/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 PHPU on the Mamuju regent election results dispute, Wednesday (2/5/2025). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed the petition for Case No. 207/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Mamuju regent election results dispute, filed by Candidate Pair 2 Ado Masud and Damris. In the ruling hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the Court delivered the verdict along with the other eight constitutional justices in the plenary courtroom.

In its legal considerations, delivered by Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra, the Court stated that the Petitioners did not fulfill the formal requirements for the petition. Thus, there was no doubt for the Court to declare the petition unclear, vague, or obscure.

Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra continued that due to an unclear or vague petition, leading the Court to deem the Respondent and the Relevant Party’s exceptions legally valid. Thus, this petition will not be continued further in the evidentiary hearing.

“The arguments for the remainder are not further examined as it is deemed to have no relevance,” stated Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra.

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Author  : Ahmad Sulthon Zainawi

Editor   : Lulu Anjarsari P.

PR: : Fauzan Febriyan

Translator     : M. Hafidh Al Mukmin/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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