Anies And Ganjar's Camp Ask The Constitutional Court To Present The Minister, Prabowo's Team: We Also Ask Megawati To Be Called, Do You Want?

JAKARTA - The Prabowo-Gibran legal team opposed Anies-Muhaimin's legal team and Ganjar-Mahfud's team who asked the Constitutional Court (MK) to summon President Joko Widodo's ministers in the 2024 presidential election dispute trial.

A member of the Prabowo-Gibran legal team, Otto Hasibuan, admitted that he was surprised why the two applicants for the case asked Jokowi's minister to be presented at the trial.

"The case is called a dispute, he (in fact) asked the minister. If he asks the minister, we also ask Megawati to be summoned, will it? That's the problem," said Otto after the trial at the Constitutional Court building, Thursday, March 28.

Otto emphasized that the case handled by the Constitutional Court is currently a trial for dispute over the results of the votes between the applicants, namely the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, namely the KPU.

He alluded to the legal principle of actori in cumbit probatio which literally means whoever is suing, he is the one who is obliged to prove it.

"Whoever argued something then he proved the argument and whoever denied something, he must prove his denial," said Otto.

However, Otto submitted the decision to the panel of judges. "If the panel feels the need to confirm its decision, the panel calls it fine-fine. For the sake of justice, for the sake of law, we don't mind," he added.

During the trial, the Anies-Muhaimin camp asked the Constitutional Court to present four cabinet ministers Jokowi as witnesses to the trial. The ministers included Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan, and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto.

This desire is supported by the Ganjar-Mahfud legal team. According to them, there needs to be information from the ministers to prove allegations of government policy irregularities in order to win Prabowo-Gibran, one of which is the distribution of social assistance.

The Ganjar-Mahfud camp asked that at least the Constitutional Court could summon two Jokowi ministers who have the most important roles, namely Tri Rismaharini and Sri Mulyani.

Responding to this, the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo admitted that he would consider the request to summon the minister. The decision to grant or not is determined in the next panel of judges' deliberation (RPH).