JAKARTA, Legal Literacy - The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia will hold a preliminary hearing on the dispute over the election results of DPRD (Regional People's Representative Council) members in the Intan Jaya 2 Electoral District on Monday, April 29, 2024. This case is registered under number 152-02-09-36/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 on behalf of the applicant, Venos Sondegau, a candidate for DPRD member from the Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara (PKN) in the Intan Jaya 2 Electoral District, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province, with Serial Number 1.

In the preliminary hearing led by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, accompanied by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih, the applicant, 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 applicant. According to the applicant, the applicant's vote acquisition should have been 3,378, but according to the results determined by the respondent, the applicant's vote was 1,161.

“Venos Sondegau obtained 3,378 votes. However, the respondent determined it to be 1,161 votes. There is a difference of 2,217 votes,” said Regio Alfala Rayandra. The applicant argued that the difference in vote acquisition was caused by the elimination of the applicant's votes from two villages, namely Kendetapa Village and Mbamogo Village, totaling 2,217 votes. This reduction in votes was due to the applicant's votes being robbed and/or eliminated by members of the District Election Committee (PPD) and members of the Polling Station Working Committee (PPS).

According to the applicant, the votes that were robbed and/or eliminated were then transferred and added to the votes of another DPRD member candidate for Intan Jaya Regency, namely Benyamin Kobogau from PKN serial number 4. In addition to the difference in votes, the applicant in his petition 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 applicant, 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 applicant or order the Intan Jaya Regency General Election Commission to conduct a Re-Vote (PSU) in all districts included in the Intan Jaya 2 Electoral District, which includes Homeyo District, Wandai District, and Ugimba District.