The Petitioners’ legal counsel attending the ruling hearing for Case No.12/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 on the Bireuen regent election results dispute in the plenary courtroom, Wednesday (2/5/2025). Photo by MKRI/Teguh.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed the petition for Case No. 12/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025 during the ruling hearing on the 2024 Bireuen regent election results dispute. The Petitioners’ petition, filed by candidate pair 1 (Murdani Yusuf dan Abdul Muhaimin), did not meet the required threshold based on Law No. 10 of 2016 as a formal requirement to file an election results dispute petition to the Court.

In the petition’s subject matter, [the Court] ruled the Petitioners’ petition inadmissible,” stated Chief Justice Suhartoyo delivered the ruling in the plenary courtroom with the other eight Justices in the plenary courtroom.

Constitutional Justice Ridwan Mansyur explained that the Petitioner's arguments such as the allegations that the Bireuen Regency Independent Election Commission (KIP) as the Respondent recruited the district election committee (PPK) and polling station committee (PPS) from the inner circle of candidate pair 3 Mukhlis-Razuardi (Relevant Party), as well as vote-buying as legally unreasonable. The Court also did not find any special events that harmed the 2024 Bireuen regent election which can be used as a reason to override the applicability of Article 158 of the Regional Election Law.

“The Court determined that the stages of the 2024 Bireuen regent election had been carried out in accordance with the provisions as well as related issues have been resolved following the provisions and prevailing laws,” explained Justice Ridwan.

Justice Ridwan stated the vote margins between the Petitioner and the Relevant Party (candidate pair with the most votes) was 51,602 votes, which exceeds the threshold for submitting an election results dispute in Bireuen Regency (3,317 votes). This threshold is calculated as 1.5 percent of the 221,113 total valid votes.

In their petitums, The Petitioners requested the Court to annul the decision of the Bireuen Aceh Independent Election Commission (KIP) as long as it pertains to the results in Peusangan, South Peusangan, Juli, Jangka, Gandapura, Makmur, Kota Juang, and Jeumpa Districts; declare the vote won by Candidate Pair 3 invalid and void; and order the Bireuen KIP to conduct a revote in the eight districts.

Author       : Mimi Kartika

Editor        : Tiara Agustina
Translator  : Ryan Alfian/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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