Internal PKB Conflict: Ghufron's Lawsuit Against Dismissal Declared Illegal

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel) rejected Achmad Ghufron Sirodj's lawsuit against the General Chairperson of the PKB DPP Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin). The lawsuit includes a claim for compensation of Rp. 508 billion and a request for the confiscation of the PKB DPP office building.

This decision was announced through the sipp.pjakartasatan.go.id page, as conveyed by Cak Imin's attorney, Anwar Rachman, in the event of Sunday 19 January

"The South Jakarta District Court has rejected all plaintiffs' lawsuits," said Anwar.

The panel of judges consisting of Djuyamto (chairman) and Arif Budi Cahyono and Agung Sutomo Thoba (members) considered that the dismissal of Achmad Ghufron was an internal political party issue.

According to Anwar, Ghufron's lawsuit ran aground because he filed similar cases in several courts, namely the Central Jakarta District Court and the South Jakarta District Court.

"These three lawsuits all ran aground," he said.

The lawsuit began with the decision of the PKB DPP Number 33591/DPP/01/VII/2024 dated July 31, 2024, which dismissed Achmad Ghufron Sirodj from party membership. The dismissal, according to the PKB DPP, was carried out due to violations of party discipline regulated in the AD/ART and internal PKB regulations.

Ghufron reasoned that his dismissal was not procedural and violated the law, so he felt aggrieved. In his lawsuit, he asked for compensation of Rp 508 billion and asked for the confiscation of the PKB DPP office building as a payment guarantee.

However, the panel of judges decided that the dispute was an internal party problem that had to be resolved through the party court in accordance with Article 32 and Article 33 of Law Number 2 of 2011 concerning Political Parties.

Anwar explained that according to party regulations, internal disputes must be resolved in the party court within 60 days. However, Ghufron filed a lawsuit to the district court without waiting for the party court's decision.

"Because there has been no decision from the party court, the district court is not authorized to examine and try this case," explained Anwar.

With the rejection of this lawsuit, the claim for compensation of Rp 508 billion and the request for confiscation of the PKB DPP office building automatically died.

"This decision shows that internal party problems cannot be brought to court without going through the established procedures," concluded Anwar.