JAKARTA (MKRI) — The General Election Commission (KPU) was confused by the arguments filed by the National Awakening Party (PKB) on additional and reduced votes in the Yapen 2  Regency DPRD in Papua Province, which were unclearly and in detail mentioned. This was conveyed by the KPU as the Respondent in the 2024 General Election Results Dispute (PHPU) case hearing at the Constitutional Court (MK) filed by PKB.

"The Respondent was confused by the arguments filed by the Petitioner because the Petitioner could not describe and mention in detail at which polling stations the Respondent had added and subtracted votes," said the Respondent's attorney, Amijaya Halim in the Panel Room of Building 2 of the Constitutional Court, Central Jakarta on Wednesday (8/5/2024).

KPU considered that this was only an assumption because PKB as the Petitioner could not prove the arguments regarding the dispute over the vote acquisition results. Therefore, the KPU requested that the Court reject the Petitioner's petition in its entirety.

Meanwhile, Bawaslu said that the District Election Committee (PPD) did not receive objections / special events at the level of the Anotaurei District. According to Bawaslu, there was no reduction or addition of votes for candidates for the Yapen Regency DPRD 2.

The Relevant Parties for Case No. 154-01-01-33/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 are the Nusantara Awakening Party (PKN) and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI P) who filed their statements at today's hearing. This case was heard in Panel 2, presided over by Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra (panel chair), with the Constitutional Justices Ridwan Mansyur and Arsul Sani. 

Also read: PKB Questions Change in Yapen Regency 2 DPRD Seats

For information, at the preliminary hearing last week, the Petitioner in his petition requested the Court to cancel the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree No. 360 of 2024 on the certification of the 2024 legislative election results of the DPR (House of Representatives), DPD (Regional Representatives Council), and Provincial and Regency/City DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) announced nationwide on March 20, 2024, at 22:19 WIB in Yapen  2 Anotaurei District for the filling of candidates for Yapen Regency DPRD. The Petitioner also requested that the Court determine the correct vote acquisition results according to the Petitioner of the Yapen Regency DPRD 2 Anotaurei District as follows: PKB 904 votes.

Author : Mimi Kartika.
Editor : Nur R.
Translator : Frity Michael Br Sembiring

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