JAKARTA, LEGAL LITERACY - The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia will hold a preliminary hearing on the dispute over the election results for DPRD (Regional People's Representative Council) members in the Intan Jaya 3 Electoral District on Monday, April 29, 2024. This case is registered under case number 126-02-05-36/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 in the name of the petitioner, Julianus Agimbau, a candidate for DPRD member from the Nasdem Party in the Intan Jaya 3 Electoral District, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province, Number 8.

In the preliminary hearing led by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, accompanied by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih, the petitioner, through his attorney, Regio Alfala Rayandra, argued that there was a difference in votes between the election results determined by the respondent (General Election Commission) and the correct election results according to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, his vote acquisition should have been 3,528, but according to the results determined by the respondent, his vote was zero.

“Julianus Agimbau's votes were zeroed out, and according to the petitioner, his votes were transferred, so Julianus Agimbau's votes should have been 3,528,” said Regio Alfala Rayandra. The petitioner argued that the difference in vote acquisition was caused by the removal of the petitioner's votes from four villages, totaling 3,528 votes. This reduction in votes is claimed to be a result of the petitioner's votes being robbed and/or eliminated by members of the District Election Committee (PPD) and members of the Polling Station Committee (PPS).

According to the petitioner, the votes that were robbed and/or eliminated were then transferred and added to the votes of other DPRD member candidates from Intan Jaya Regency from the Nasdem Party. In addition to the vote difference, the petitioner also questioned the election implementation process, which was not in accordance with the principles of direct, general, free, and secret (luber and jurdil) as mandated by the laws and regulations.

On this basis, the petitioner, through his attorney, requested the Court to grant his petition in its entirety, annul the General Election Commission Decree Number 360 of 2024, and determine the correct vote acquisition results according to the petitioner or order the Intan Jaya Regency General Election Commission to conduct a Re-Vote (PSU) in all districts included in the Intan Jaya 3 Electoral District, which includes Biandoga District, Agisiga District, and Tomosiga District.