West Sumatra Governor Sued For Misconduct

Herman Sofyan Administrative Court Session/Photo: Antara

BUKITTINGGI - The former chairman of the Bukittinggi City DPRD won a legal case against the Governor of West Sumatra as the defendant in the issue of replacing the Chairperson of the Bukittinggi DPRD from Herman Sofyan to Beny Yusrial. Herman Sofyan regarding the replacement of the chairman of the Bukittinggi City DPRD," said Attorney Muhammad Ifra Fauzan in Bukittinggi, Wednesday, February 9. /G/2021/PTUN Padang. "We are satisfied that after 12 trials, the dismissal of the DPRD chairman violated the rules, the mechanisms and procedures conflicted, we also declared the legal basis for the SK from the DPP to be wrong and legally flawed, we have also taken legal action through the party court. in accordance with the provisions of the Political Party Law," he said.

He said his previous disappointment was because the Governor of West Sumatra was still issuing a Decree to Replace the Chairman of the Bukittinggi DPRD during the lawsuit to the Party Court. 2021. "Then the Decree of the Governor of West Sumatra Number 171-731-2021 concerning the Inauguration of the Appointment of the Leader of the Bukittinggi City Regional People's Representative Council dated September 20, 2021," he said. Fauzan said his party would wait whether the Legal Team from the Governor of West Sumatra would appeal. within the next 14 days. "We are just waiting, if no appeal is made, it means that it has been declared inkrah and we are preparing the next step for the execution process to restore Herman Sofyan's position as chairman of the Bukittinggi City DPRD," he said. "During the Dismissal Session, Beny Yusrial refused three times the summons of the panel of judges, then it's up to the Governor to appeal or not," he said. Herman Sofyan According to him, he also said that he was grateful for the results of the PTUN trial in order to reveal the truth of what had happened to him and was removed from the position of Chairman of the DPRD. Meanwhile, the Secretary of DPD Gerindra Bukittinggi City, Reki Afrino, said that the problem between Herman Sofyan and the Governor of West Sumatra regarding the replacement of the DPRD chairman will be coordinated with the DPD Chair and other members. we are Mr. Herman S ofyan, in principle, we respect the results of the PTUN trial, we continue to monitor and take legal steps from the defendants for a while," said Reki. It is known that there are five important points in the decision of the panel of judges as stated on the Padang PTUN SIPP page. The decision reads that it grants the plaintiff's claim in its entirety, then declares the two SK Governors of West Sumatra invalid or invalid, and orders the Governor of West Sumatra as the defendant to revoke the two decrees. The Padang Administrative Court also ordered the defendant to rehabilitate the plaintiff's name in the form of status, position and dignity as before as the Chair of the Regional People's Representative Council and to punish the defendant to pay court fees.