The Chairman Of Commission II Of The DPR Is Surprised By The Inconsistency Of Bawaslu, Accepts The Lawsuit Of The Prima Party After The Central Jakarta District Court's Decision

Screenshot of the DPR Commission II meeting with KPU Bawaslu, DKPP, Monday, March 27/ Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Commission II of the DPR questioned the reason why the General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) accepted the Prima Party's lawsuit after being granted by the Central Jakarta District Court (PN). Whereas previously, Bawaslu rejected the lawsuit. "We want to ask, what is the reason. Something that was rejected before is now accepted. I think if it was received in the past, it would not be possible to go to the District Court. Now that there is a PN decision, how come it is accepted," said Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung in a working meeting with election organizers in the meeting room of Commission II of the DPR, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, March 27. Because of this decision, Doli revealed, there were political parties that were previously declared ineligible (TMS) as participants in the 2024 General Election, they would also take the same steps as the Prima Party. "Then we want to waste energy there and there? So maybe that's what we will discuss later, what the ending will be like, we'll see. We ask the Head of Bawaslu to convey his statement," said the Golkar legislator. Doli emphasized that Commission II has a responsibility so that election administrators such as KPU, Bawaslu, and DKPP can be credible. Because according to Doli, if the institution has been labeled uncreasible, it will affect the implementation of the election itself. "I also don't know whether the decision taken by Bawaslu will increase or reduce that credibility," said Doli. However, the DPR Commission II meeting with the organizers of the interim election was suspended until next Sunday. Previously, Bawaslu decided to accept the Prima Party's lawsuit against the Indonesian KPU. Bawaslu assessed that the KPU violated the provisions of KPU Regulation Number 4 of 2022 concerning Registration, Verification, and Determination of Political Parties Contesting in the DPR and DPRD Elections. "One, the reported party (KPU) was proven to have violated the provisions of Article 46 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) PKPU Number 4 of 2022," said Bawaslu member Puadi, at the Bawaslu office, Jakarta, Monday, March 20. "Dua, memberikan sanksi administrasi kepada terlapor untuk melakukan tindakan perbaikan administrasi, tata cara, prosedur, dan mekanisme yang berkaitan dengan verifikasi administrasi terhadap dokumen persyaratan perbaikan Prima," lanjut. Bawaslu then decided the KPU to give Prima the opportunity to improve the administrative requirements file as a candidate for political parties participating in the 2024 General Election.