The Constitutional Court Calls The Hakim Dispute Meeting For The 2024 Presidential Election Has Started Since April 16

Illustration of the Constitutional Court (MK). (Antanews)

JAKARTA - Head of the Legal Bureau of Administration and Maritime Affairs of the Constitutional Court (MK) Fajar Laksono said the panel of judges (RPH) meeting related to the dispute over the 2024 Presidential Election Results (PHPU) had been going on since Tuesday 16 April.

"The RPH is ongoing from yesterday until the 21st (April), the RPH continues to marathon until April 22 we will hear the verdict," Fajar told reporters at Building I MK RI, Jakarta, Wednesday, April 17, which was confiscated by Antara.

Fajar explained that the RPH was only attended by constitutional judges who tried cases and other officers who had been sworn in. The RPH focuses on discussing the PHPU case for the presidential election, decision making, and making decisions.

"The petitioner's argument, the facts of yesterday's trial, were discussed until the 21st (April), including the preparation to the drafting of the verdict. That's all, the discussion of cases, decision making, preparation, and the finalization of the draft decision dated 22 (April)," he said.

In addition, he said electronic devices are not allowed in the RPH. I think yes (electronics are not allowed in the RPH) to minimize something unwanted, there is a mechanism that we apply, so that it is closed and confidentiality is guaranteed," he said.

Fajar said the Constitutional Court would send summons to the parties in the PHPU for the 2024 presidential election on three working days before the trial for reading the verdict. Fajar also ensured that the trial for reading the 2024 presidential election PHPU decision was held on Monday, April 22, 2024.

"Regarding the technicalities, whether they want to be combined, whether they want to be one-on-one, or what, we will update it later when we have conveyed the call," said Fajar.

Furthermore, he said the Constitutional Court's decision was final and binding, so that a legal mechanism was no longer available to challenge the decision.

"If the Constitutional Court, after the decision (PHPU) of the presidential election is pronounced, it is finished, we will immediately switch to the Legislative Election PHPU," said Fajar.

In the PHPU for the 2024 presidential election, the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar pair basically asked the Constitutional Court to cancel the KPU Decree Number 360 of 2024 concerning the Determination of the Results of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential General Elections.

Anies-Muhaimin also asked the Constitutional Court to disqualify the Candidate Pair for President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka as participants in the 2024 presidential election. Both of them also asked the Constitutional Court to order the KPU to re-vote for the 2024 presidential election without including Prabowo-Gibran.

Meanwhile, the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md pair asked the Constitutional Court to cancel the KPU Decree Number 360 of 2024 concerning the Determination of the Results of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential General Elections.

They also asked the Constitutional Court to disqualify Prabowo-Subianto as the pair of candidates for the 2024 presidential election. Then, asking the Constitutional Court to order the KPU to re-vote for the 2024 presidential election only between Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud.