KPU Rejects All Petitioner's Arguments, Proves the Vote Recapitulation is Valid and Denies Fraud

In its response, the KPU stated that the Petitioner did not have legal standing because it was not based on written approval by the General Chairperson and Secretary General of the Gerindra Party, the recommendation was only given by the Gerindra DPC Management. Furthermore, according to the Respondent, the Petitioner's petition was also unclear or vague because it contained illogical things such as arguing that there was a delay in logistics delivery, but on the other hand concluding that they had votes in the Agisiga District.

“The Petitioner does not have legal standing because it is not based on recommendations from the general chairman and secretary general of the party, but only based on recommendations from the DPC. In our opinion, the DPC recommendation cannot be used. In addition, the petitioner's petition is also vague because it explains that there was a delay in logistics delivery, but on the other hand concludes that they obtained votes in the Agisiga District,” said the KPU's Legal Counsel.

The KPU also rejected all of the Petitioner's arguments because the petitioner's arguments were entirely wrong. According to the KPU as the Respondent, based on the valid vote recapitulation made by the Petitioner, the number of valid votes from Tambage, Nabia, Danggoa, Kombogosiga, and Soali Villages was 5,049 votes, clearly in this case there was a difference of 260 votes. This means that the petition made by the Petitioner is not based on actual evidence and facts, but is only made on the basis of opinions on the recapitulation of results made by the Petitioner himself. In fact, the Petitioner only got 277 votes, namely only at TPS 3 Tambage Village. The Petitioner did not get votes at other TPS or villages.

The Respondent also denied the Petitioner's argument regarding fraud or transfer of votes at the district level by the PPD. In fact, there was a recapitulation of vote acquisition carried out by the PPD, as evidenced by the D Hasil documents for the Agisiga and Biandoga District Subdistricts. Based on this evidence, the acquisition of votes for Salmon Nagapa, a candidate for Member of the DPRD of Intan Jaya Regency from the Gerindra Party serial number 2, did not come from the Agisiga District, but from the Biandoga District. In addition, regarding the recommendation of the Intan Jaya Regency Bawaslu Number: 083/Rekom.01.0/K.PT/081111/2024, this letter has been revoked by Bawaslu with Number 085/Rekom.01.01/K-PT/081111/2024 after the Respondent provided clarification which caused Bawaslu to revoke the letter.