The Respondent (Elections Supervisory Body, Bawaslu) while attending the hearing of Case No 02-01-17-11/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 for the 2024 legislative election results dispute of Province/Regency, with an agenda to hear the respondent's response and the statement from the Bawaslu. Monday, (13/5/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.
JAKARTA (MKRI) — Claims regarding the reduction of 6,360 votes from the total votes acquired by the United Development Party (PPP) for the House of Representatives (DPR RI) election in the Jakarta II electoral district are unfounded and lack legal basis. This was stated by Muhammad Misbah representing the General Elections Commission (KPU) as the Respondent in a session presided over by Constitutional Justices Arief Hidayat, Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih. The 2024 General Election Results Dispute Case No 02-01-17-11/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was filed by the United Development Party (PPP).
Furthermore, KPU specified that the established vote count in Jakarta II was 61,122, not 74,107 as claimed by PPP. Additionally, PPP also incorrectly claimed the established vote count for the Indonesian Guard of Change Party (Garuda). In their argument, PPP stated that the vote count for Garuda in Jakarta II established by the Respondent was 6,420 votes. However, the actual established vote count for Garuda by the Respondent was 3,709 votes, not 6,420 as claimed by PPP in their petition.
"The established vote count by the Respondent in Jakarta II is 61,122, not 74,107 as claimed by the Petitioner. Furthermore, they also incorrectly claimed the established vote count for Garuda. In their argument, they stated that the established vote count for Garuda in Jakarta II by the Respondent was 6,420 votes. However, the actual established vote count for Garuda by the Respondent was 3,709 votes, not 6,420 as claimed by the Petitioner in their petition," revealed Misbah during the session held in Panel 3 Hearing Room on Monday (5/13/2024).
According to KPU, based on the D. District, D. Regency/City, and D. Province results forms for Jakarta II, the correct vote counts for PPP and Garuda are 61,122 votes for PPP and 3,709 votes for Garuda. Given the explanation provided, the Respondent requests the Court to accept and grant all exceptions of the Respondent in the preliminary matters. Regarding the main case,KPU requests the Court to reject all petitions of the Petitioner and to affirm the correctness of the KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024.
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Meanwhile, during the hearing, the Bawaslu provided a statement that during the Recapitulation of Vote Count Results at the Regency/City and Province levels, based on the supervision report (LHP) from the Central Jakarta and South Jakarta Bawaslu, as well as the Jakarta Province Bawaslu, no election violations were reported or found during the recapitulation stage of the vote count results at the Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, and Jakarta Province levels.
"During the Recapitulation of Vote Count Results at the Regency/City and Province levels, based on the supervision report (LHP) from the Central Jakarta and South Jakarta Bawaslu, as well as the Jakarta Province Bawaslu, no reports or findings of election violations were discovered during the recapitulation stage of the vote count results at the Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, and Jakarta Province levels," stated Sakhroji on behalf of the Bawaslu.
The South Jakarta Bawaslu stated that it had performed its duty of supervising the recapitulation stage, as detailed in the Supervision Report. During the Recapitulation of Vote Count Results, no objections or special incidents were reported by the PPP witnesses present.
Previously, during the preliminary hearing, the Petitioner claimed that there was a transfer of 6,360 votes in Jakarta II from the Petitioner to Garuda due to a counting error by the Respondent (KPU)), thus increasing the Garuda vote count from an initial 60 votes to 6,420 votes. Conversely, the Petitioner's initial vote count of 80,467 votes was unlawfully reduced to 74,107 votes. Based on the claims presented, the Petitioner requests the Court to grant their petition by nullifying KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024 and establishing the correct vote counts for the Petitioner and Garuda as per the Petitioner's assertion.
Author : Adam Ilyas
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Translator : Gabrielle K.W/Fuad Subhan
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