AMIN Legal Team Accuses Acting Governor Of Aceh Of Being Removed Due To Prabowo-Gibran's Smaller Voice Than Anies-Muhaimin

The atmosphere of the 2024 Election Dispute session at the Constitutional Court, Jakarta 27 March 2024 (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - A member of Anies-Muhaimin's legal team, Bambang Widjojanto, accused the Minister of Home Affairs of removing the Acting Governor of Aceh due to the defeat of Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka's vote in the 2024 presidential election in the province.

In the results of the recapitulation of votes, Prabowo-Gibran only received 787,024 votes in Aceh. Meanwhile, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar received 2,369,534 votes. Then, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD 64,677 votes.

This allegation was conveyed by Bambang in the inaugural trial of dispute over the results of the general election (PHPU) at the Constitutional Court building.

"The central government is controlling all actions of regional heads and this can be proven lastly in the case in Aceh that the Governor in Aceh was suddenly removed because Aceh 02 lost," said Bambang, Thursday, March 27.

Bambang said that the dismissal of the Acting Regional Head was proof of abuse of government authority, in this case the Ministry of Home Affairs to help raise Prabowo-Gibran's voice.

The appointment of the Acting regional head, according to Bambang, was not democratic and very structural. The appointment of a massive acting regional head called Bambang was carried out to direct the choice of the community.

"So it is easy for regional heads to become political tools for the central government, especially during simultaneous elections," he said.

For information, the presidential election dispute lawsuit filed by Anies and Muhaimin as applicants has case number 2/PHPU.PRES-XXII/2024. In essence, the applicant revealed 11 betrayals of the constitution and violations of the free, honest and fair principles in the 2024 presidential election.

The 11 points mentioned, namely that the KPU deliberately accepted the candidacy for candidate pair 02 illegally and violated the law, the paralysis of the independence of the election organizers due to power intervention, candidate pair 02 nepotism using the presidential institution, the appointment of a massive regional head and used to direct options, the pj regional head mobilized the structure below.

Then, the involvement of state officials to win candidate pair 02, the deployment of village heads, President Jokowi's invitation to the general chairman of coalition political parties at the Presidential Palace, intervention to the Constitutional Court, politicization of social assistance by Jokowi, as well as an increase in salaries and Bawaslu allowances during the election critical period.

In the lawsuit, the applicant wants a re-vote by disqualifying Gibran Rakabuming Raka.