The Petitioners’ legal counsel attending the ruling hearing for Case No. 182/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Poso regent election results dispute, Wednesday (2/5/2025). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – The Constitutional Court (MK) ruled the petition for case No. 182/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the 2024 Poso regent election results dispute inadmissible. It was filed by Candidate Pair Number 1 Darmin Agustinus Sigilipu-Samsinar Z. The verdict was delivered by Chief Justice Suhartoyo at the ruling hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

“On the petition’s subject matter, [the Court] dismisses the Petitioners’ petition No. 182/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025,” stated Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside the other eight constitutional justices.

In its legal considerations, delivered by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, the Court stated that the Petitioners did not fulfill the formal requirements for the petition, specifically 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.

“Based on the legal considerations mentioned above, the Court finds the Petitioners’ petition to be vague. Consequently, other exceptions, the Respondent's response, the Relevant Party's testimony, Bawaslu’s (Elections Supervisory Body) testimony, and the petition’s subject matter are not further examined,” stated Justice Arief.

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Author              : Nawir Arsyad Akbar
Editor               : Fitri Yuliana
Translator         : Syifa Amelia/Yuniar Widiastuti (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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