Golkar Rejects The Right To Investigate The Presidential Election, Questions The Law Violated For The Basis Of Investigation

JAKARTA - The Golkar Party's Legal and Human Rights Agency (Bakumham) rejected the idea of using the right of inquiry to respond to allegations of fraud resulting from the 2024 General Election.

Chairman of the Golkar Party Bakumham Supriansa said the overall election results had not been completed, so the use of the right to inquiry was not included in legal logic.

"Moreover, the right of inquiry is the right to investigate something that is contrary to the law. The question is what laws are violated," Supriansa said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, February 22.

He explained that there are already mechanisms that can be passed if there are problems related to the election results.

According to him, fraud can be reported to Bawaslu and the Gakkumdu Center.

Then, according to him, disputes over election results can be reported to the Constitutional Court or to the State Administrative Court (PTUN). Meanwhile, violations of the code of ethics can be reported to the Election Organizers Honorary Council (DKPP).

"The use of the right to inquiry related to the election results is like 'far from burning', meaning something that is far from the constitutional expectations of this nation," he said.

Golkar assessed that the problem should be based on Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, which has explained the mechanism for resolving all problems related to voting, counting and recapitulation of votes.

In a previous statement, presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo encouraged the party carrying out the right of inquiry against allegations of fraud in the 2024 presidential election.

According to Ganjar, the right of inquiry which is the right of investigation by the DPR is one of the efforts that can be made to ask the General Election Commission (KPU) and the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) regarding the implementation of the 2024 presidential election.