PRIDE Calls Lawsuit Asking Gibran To Be Disqualified Not In The Court

JAKARTA - Prabowo Volunteer National Coordinator Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka Digital Team (PRIDE) Anthony Leong said that the lawsuit asking for the elected vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka to be disqualified was not the domain of the Constitutional Court (MK).

Anthony questioned the lawsuit filed by the presidential candidate legal team (candidate) and vice presidential candidate number 01, Anies Baswedan 'Muhaimin Iskandar and the 03 camp, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, whether it was about the results or processes.

According to the Deputy General Secretary of the Indonesian Chinese Marga Social Association (PSMTI), the Constitutional Court's authority is only limited to the results of the vote count as stated in Article 24C of the 1945 Constitution (UUD) of the Republic of Indonesia.

Thus, the lawsuit is considered to have no solid basis so that it is unlikely that the Constitutional Court will accept it.

According to him, when the General Elections Commission (KPU) issued a decision regarding the candidate pair Prabowo-Gibran, the other pair of candidates who objected to the validity of the candidacy could file a lawsuit to the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

"Why did Gibran not want to be recognized, but they (Paslon 01 and 02) when the campaign accepted him as a vice presidential candidate," continued Anthony.

Anthony said this based on last campaigns and debates. The two candidate pairs accepted Gibran in a debate forum which meant accepting Gibran's validity as a vice presidential candidate.

"Once we have lost, we just sue Gibran not to be recognized. That is very illogical," he said.