PAN Calls Megawati's Application As Amicus Curiae Needs To Be Considered

Illustration. Sympathizer of the National Mandate Party (PAN). (ANTARA PHOTO-Ekho Ardiyanto)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the PAN faction of the DPR RI, Saleh Partaonan Daulay, said that Megawati Soekarnoputri's application as an amicus for theft in the dispute over General Election Results (PHPU) or dispute over the 2024 presidential election needs to be considered.

The consideration refers to whether what will be conveyed is the same as what was conveyed by legal advisors for candidate pairs (paslon) 03. Because, he said, in the case of the 2024 presidential election dispute trial, legal advisors usually always consult and discuss with party officials.

"If the tone and rhythm are the same, of course what has been and will be conveyed by Mrs. Megawati has been heard and accommodated by the judges. All opinions that have been conveyed will definitely be used as considerations. In that context, the Constitutional Court judges (Mahkamah Konstitusi) are the authorities, whether Mrs. Megawati is still needed as an amicus of stealing. We cannot intervene in the ongoing process," Saleh said in his statement, Wednesday, April 17, confiscated by Antara.

However, Saleh emphasized that everyone can apply as an amicus stealee.

However, he continued, it was their right to decide on the judges at the Constitutional Court because they knew who was needed to attend and have an opinion and testimony.

"Some time ago, the Constitutional Court also summoned the ministers. All were asked for information. Their testimony was considered important because they were people who were directly involved in the decision-making process related to social assistance. The summons of the ministers was also in order to accommodate the requests of related parties, especially candidate pairs 01 and 03," he said.

He also asked all parties to respect and appreciate Megawati who asked the Constitutional Court to decide the case fairly.

"We are a state of law. So, all candidate pairs who have a contest definitely want a fair decision. In this case, candidate pair 02 also has the same hopes and desires," he said.

Because, he added, actually the same hope also came from all parties, both plaintiffs, defendants, and all related parties.

"So, justice is the hope of all of us. There is no need to make a narrative as if the Constitutional Court will decide unfairly. We monitor all processes. If something is wrong, we are all obliged to straighten it out," he said.

Previously, Tuesday, April 16, Megawati Soekarnoputri submitted an amicus theft letter or court friend to the Constitutional Court represented by PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto and PDI-P DPP Chair Djarot Syaiful Hidayat.

The amicus theft letter for the PPHPU case for the 2024 presidential election was handed over to Building II of the Constitutional Court, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, to the judiciary which was represented by and the Head of the AACC Sektap for Foreign Cooperation, Immanuel Hutasoit.

"My arrival was to submit the opinion of a court friend from an Indonesian citizen, namely Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri, so that Mrs. Mega in her capacity as an Indonesian citizen volunteered as an amicuscuree or a court friend," said Hasto.