JAKARTA, LEGAL LITERACY – The General Elections Commission (KPU) stated that Muhammad Isa Aziz, the Petitioner who is a candidate for the Aceh Provincial DPRD for the Aceh 5 Electoral District from the Golkar Party, does not have legal standing to file a petition because he did not obtain a recommendation from the Petitioner's Party. This was conveyed by the KPU, as the Respondent, in the 2024 General Election Results Dispute (PHPU) trial at the Constitutional Court (MK).

“The Petitioner does not have legal standing because he did not get a recommendation from the party, Your Honor,” said Zamroni, the Respondent's Legal Counsel at the trial held in Panel 3 Hearing Room on Wednesday (08/05/2024) led by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat accompanied by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih.

Furthermore, Zamroni mentioned that the correct number of votes for the Petitioner according to the Petitioner is 6,795 votes, while according to the Respondent's version, the Petitioner's vote acquisition is 5,464 votes.

Based on the explanation that has been given, the Respondent requests the Court to accept and grant all of the Respondent's exceptions in the exception, and to reject all of the Petitioner's requests and declare the Decree of the General Elections Commission Number 360 of 2024 correct in the subject matter.

In the trial of case number 45-02-04-01/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, Bawaslu provided information that for the Electoral District (Dapil) 5 of North Aceh Regency, the C-Result document initially possessed by Bawaslu was accurate. However, there was a change in the D-Subdistrict document. In the process, there was an inflation of votes involving Saudara Muhammad Isa.

“regarding this case, basically at the North Aceh regency level for electoral district 5, initially the c-result copy that Bawaslu had was correct, then it changed in the D-subdistrict. There was inflation for Saudara Muhammad Isa,” said Safwani, Bawaslu Representative.

As additional information, there are no Related Parties involved in the case being filed.

Previously, in the preliminary hearing, the Petitioner stated that there was a reduction of 1,331 votes for the Petitioner. According to the Petitioner, the Petitioner's votes should have been 6,795 votes. Meanwhile, the Respondent determined that the Petitioner only had 5,464 votes. According to the petitioner, the difference in votes occurred because the Respondent had added and/or reduced the Petitioner's votes in the Banda Baro, Tanag Jambo Aye, Lapang, Seunuddon, Meurah Muliah Subdistricts, and the Respondent also reduced the Golkar Party's votes by 180 votes.

In his petitum, the Petitioner requested the Constitutional Court to grant the petitioner's entire request, annul the General Election Commission's Decision number 360 of 2024, and determine the acquisition of votes for the Petitioner in accordance with what the Petitioner believes to be correct.