Court Dismisses Fitron-Diana's Petition Challenging Civil Apparatus Mobilization in Pandeglang Regent Election
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The ruling hearing for case No. 160/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 PHPU on the Pandeglang regent election results dispute, Wednesday (2/5/2025). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.


JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Court dismissed the petition for Case No. 160/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Pandeglang regent election results dispute, filed by Candidate Pair 1 Fitron Nur Ikhsan and Diana Drimawati Jayabaya for being obscure. Chief Justice Suhartoyo delivered the verdict at the ruling hearing for this case on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

“[The Court adjudicated], on the petition’s subject matter, declaring the Petitioners’ petition inadmissible,” stated Chief Justice Suhartoyo reading out the verdict.

Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra said that the Petitioners’ petition did not fulfill the formal requirements of the petition so there was no doubt for the Court to declare the Petitioners’ petition unclear or vague.

“[The petition] did not fulfill the formal requirements, therefore there was no doubt for the Court to declare the petition unclear, vague, or obscure” Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra said. The petition will not go to a subsequent evidentiary hearing.

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At the preliminary hearing, the Petitioners stated that the campaign team had influenced voters ahead of the voting by evenly distributing money of Rp50,000 to Rp70,000 to 60 percent of the final voters list (DPT). The Petitioners revealed that a viral video on social media showed the money distribution involving regent candidate Dewi Setiani in Kadu Gubang Hamlet in Gunung Puteri Village, Pandeglang Regency. Despite receiving reports both from the candidate pairs and the public, Bawaslu (Elections Supervisory Body) and/or Gakkumdu (Integrated Law Enforcement Center) have not followed up on the grounds that the allegations were unfounded.

Besides, the Petitioners suspect that incumbent regent Irna Narulita took action to benefit Candidate Pair 02 by gathering village heads throughout Pandeglang Regency to make a video supporting Dewi-Iing Andri. The reason is that this definitive regent is the sister-in-law of regent candidate Dewi. The Petitioners also alleged that Irna Narulita had mobilized and deployed a number of department heads within the Pandeglang Regency Government to be the key to the campaign team of Dewi-Iing Andri.

The Petitioners requested the Court to annul the Decree of the General Election Commission (KPU) No. 2956 of 2024 on the certification of the 2024 Pandeglang regent-vice regent election results dated December 5, 2024. In addition, the Petitioners requested the Court to disqualify Dewi Setiani-Iing Andri Supriadi as the winner and/or elected candidates. They also requested the Court to order the Pandeglang Regency KPU to issue a decree certifying Candidate Pair 01 Fitron-Diana as the winning and/or elected candidates in the 2024 Pandeglang regent election and/or to conduct a revote at all polling stations in Pandeglang Regency without including Candidate Pair 02.

The Pandeglang regent election was contested by four candidate pairs: Candidate Pair 01 Fitron Nur Ikhsan-Diana Drimawati Jayabaya (181,915 votes); Candidate Pair 02 Dewi Setiani-Iing Andri Supriadi (434,856 votes); Candidate Pair 03 Udah Suhada-Pujiyanto (9,369 votes); and Candidate Pair 04 Aap Aptadi-Ratu Anita Tristiawati (22,517 votes). Meanwhile, the number of voters was 994,226, spread across 35 districts and 339 villages with 1,926 polling stations.

Author  : Mimi Kartika
Editor   : Fitri Yuliana

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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