Central Jakarta District Court Receives KPU Exception, Berkarya Party Lawsuit Postpones Election To Fall

JAKARTA - The District Court (PN) of Central Jakarta (Jakpus) received an exception or objection note from the Indonesian KPU regarding the Berkarya Party's lawsuit asking for a postponement of the implementation of the 2024 election stage so that the lawsuit does not continue. "Revolving the exception of the absolute authority of the defendant. It was stated that the Central Jakarta District Court did not have the authority to try Case Number 219/Pdt.G/2023/PN Jkt.Pst," said Chief Judge Bambang Sucipto, as quoted from the intermediate decision of the panel of judges uploaded at the Central Jakarta District Court, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 15. In addition, Bambang also said that the Working Party as the plaintiff was sentenced to pay a court fee of Rp. 610 thousand. Previously on April 4, 2023, the Berkarya Party registered a civil lawsuit with the category of unlawful acts at the Central Jakarta District Court. Lawsuit Number 219/Pdt.G/2023/PN.Jkt.Pst against the Indonesian KPU contains eight petitum points. Among them, the Berkarya Party asked the Central Jakarta District Court to declare that the KPU as the defendant had committed an act against the law, as confirmed in Article 1365 of the Criminal Code. In addition, they also asked the Central Jakarta District Court to declare KPU Decree Decision Number 518 of 2022 dated 14 December 2022 concerning the Determination of the Participation of the Partic Party of the General Election for Members of the DPR and DPRD and the Aceh Local Party Participants in the General Election of members of the Aceh DPR and the Regency/City Council of Law defects.

Then, the Berkarya Party also asked the Central Jakarta District Court to punish the KPU to postpone the entire flow of the 2024 Election stage until the Berkarya Party as the plaintiff was declared a political party participating in the 2024 DPR and DPRD General Elections or until the Central Jakarta District Court's decision had permanent legal force. On this lawsuit, KPU attorney Heru Widodo when confirmed by ANTARA said the KPU filed an exception or objected to the reason that the Central Jakarta District Court was not authorized to try cases of lawsuits against the law filed by the Berkarya Party.