KPU Rejects Allegation Regarding Vote Inflation in Papua 1
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
| 15:57 WIB
The Relevant’s legal counsel, Brodus, delivering a statement at a follow-up hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute on Wednesday (5/8/2024). Photo by MKRI/Teguh.
JAKARTA (MKRI) — The General Election Commission (KPU) has denied the argument put forward by the Democratic Party regarding the votes inflation for the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) in the election for Papua Province DPRD for Electoral District (Dapil) 1. This was conveyed by the KPU as the Respondent in the legislative election results dispute hearing (PHPU) in 2024 at the Constitutional Court (MK) in five dapil proposed by the Democrats.
"Inflating or adding votes for the Golkar Party in Papua Dapil 1 is an incorrect argument," said the Respondent's legal counsel, Rahman Ramli in the Panel Courtroom on Wednesday (8/5/2024).
The KPU stated that in Dapil 1, Golkar's correct vote acquisition was 22,987 votes and the Democratic Party's 7,551 votes as per the D-Form District-DPRP results which had been recapitulated at the district/city, provincial, and national plenary levels. The witnesses and Bawaslu approved the results of the recapitulation so there are no objections.
Meanwhile, Bawaslu Yapen Regency received a report of alleged vote violations. However, the report contained the code of ethics violations for election organizers carried out by the chairman and members of the South Yapen District Election Committee (PPD).
The Relevant Parties for Case No. 129-01-14-33/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 are the Golkar Party, PDI Perjuangan, and PKN. The case filed by the Democratic Party was presided over by panel 2—Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra and Constitutional Justices Ridwan Mansyur and Arsul Sani.
For information, the Democratic Party proposed the 2024 PHPU to the Court in five Dapil at once, namely Dapil 1 and Dapil 5, Papua Province; Dapil 1 and 4 Yapen Islands; and Dapil 3 Jayapura City. In his Petitum the Petitioner requests the Court to annul 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
Author : Mimi Kartika
Editor : Nur R.
Translator : Sedanti Anjali Putri/Fuad Subhan
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