Golkar Alleges Vote Inflation for Gerindra and Aceh Party in Aceh VI
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
| 22:23 WIB
The Petitioner’s legal counsel at a hearing for the legislative election results dispute No. 20-01-04-01/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, Tuesday (4/30/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.
JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) held a preliminary hearing on the election results disputes (PHPU) No. 20-01-04-01/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 filed by the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The hearing was presided over by Constitutional Justices Arief Hidayat (panel chair), Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih.
Legal counsel Syahrul Ali questioned the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD)/Aceh DPRA (Legislative Council) election in the electoral district (dapil) Aceh 6. In the petition, he alleged that there was an inflation or addition of votes carried out by the subdistrict election committee (PPK) during the recapitulation in the dapil 6 in accordance with the D-Results subdistrict.
"According to the Petitioner, Gerindra should have received 14611, while the Respondent certified 19,069 votes. Thus, there is a difference of 4,458 votes. Meanwhile, Golkar's votes for both the Petitioner and Respondent remained at 16,140 votes. Then, the Aceh Party should have received 78,597 votes, but the Respondent certified 89,511 votes," said Syahrul Ali.
In relation to the vote inflation, on 13 March 2024, the Petitioner reported an election administration violation to voters supervisory committee (Panwaslih) of the Aceh Province with registration number 002/LP/ADM.PL/BWSL.PROV/01.00/III/2024 allegedly committed by the election committees. Then Panwaslih Aceh Province has examined and issued a decision with registration number 002/LP/ADM.PL/BWSL.PROV/01.00/III/2024.
In its petitum, the Petitioner requests the Court to annul General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree No. 360 of 2024 on the matter in relation to the vote acquisition of Gerindra and Aceh Party in the subdistricts of Idi Rayeuk, Birem Bayeun, Peureulak, Ranto Peureulak, Peureulak TImur, Peureulak Barat, Simpang Jernih and Peunaron. The Petitioner also requests the Court to order the KPU to certify the vote acquisition results of the recount without the need to report to the Court.
Author : Siti Rosmalina Nurhayati.
Editor :Nur R.
Translator : Intana Selvira Fauzi
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