Feeling Cheated by PPP over Vote Transfer, PNA Challenge KPU to Court
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
| 16:36 WIB
Legal counsel Maya Indrasari at the hearing of 2024 legislative election results dispute of East Aceh 4. Tuesday (30/4/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.
JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) held a preliminary hearing for the election results disputes (PHPU) of the East Aceh Legislative Council (DPRK) in the electoral district (Dapil) of East Aceh 4 for case No. 105-01-18-01/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 in the panel courtroom, 1st building, Tuesday morning (30/04/2024). The hearing was presided over by the Constitutional Justices Arief Hidayat, Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih.
The petitioner in this case was Partai Nanggroe Aceh (PNA), represented by Irwandy Yufus as Chairman and Miswar Fuady as Secretary General of central executive board (DPP) of the PNA.
Legal counsel Maya Indrasari claimed that there was a margin in the total votes between the Petitioner and the United Development Party (PPP) according to the Petitioner's and Respondent's versions. The Petitioner argued that they should have received 582 votes, while the PPP received 735 votes. However, according to the Respondent's decree, the Petitioner only received 538 votes and the PPP received 912 votes.
"According to the Petitioner, the PNA received 582 votes, but the Respondent certified 538 votes. Meanwhile, according to the Petitioner, the PPP should have obtained 735 votes, but the Respondent certified 912 votes," said Maya Indrasari.
The Petitioner claimed that there was a dispute over the results of votes between Form Model C.Results - DPRK and Form Model D. Resultes of DPRK Sub-districts in three Sub-districts of East Aceh 4, namely Pante Bidari, Madat, and Simpang Ulim. The reduction of the Petitioner's vote was 44 votes and the addition of the PPP's vote was 199 votes.
Thus, the Petitioner requests that the Court grant the petition in its entirety, cancel the KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024, and order the KPU to conduct a recount of ballots in the Sub-districts of Pante Bidari, Madat, and Simpang Ulim in East Aceh 4 or to certifies the vote acquisition results of the Petitioner’s version.
Author: Adam Ilyas
Editor: Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR: Tiara Agustina
Translator: Putri Ratnasari (RA)
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