The Constitutional Court Will Immediately Read The Dismissal Decision Of The 2024 Legislative PHPU

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JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) will immediately read out the follow-up decision of a case (dismissal) in the Dispute on the General Election Results (PHPU) for the 2024 Legislative Member Election (Pileg).

Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Saldi Isra, said that the Court plans to read out the dismissal decisions on May 21 and 22, 2024. The schedule is also in accordance with the Constitutional Court Regulation (PMK) Number 1 of 2024 concerning Stages, Activities, and Schedules for Handling PHPU Cases.

"The possibility of reading the dismissal decision is May 21," said Saldi as chairman of the 2024 Legislative Election 2PHPU panel session at the II MK building, Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 8.

He explained that the Constitutional Court will soon hold a panel of judges (RPH), considering that the preliminary examination hearing of several cases has been completed. The RPH, he said, would discuss the fate of all cases.

He also asked all parties to wait for the RPH of the nine judges.

"We will RPH to decide what the fate of this petition will be. We want to continue or stop until it is dissalized. It will be discussed later in the RPH," he said.

The case, which did not fall, will be processed to the stage of the follow-up trial examination with a proof agenda. The court, he said, would notify further the provisions of this stage.

"For example, regarding the number of witnesses, experts, additional evidence, and schedule of the trial when it will be determined later," said Saldi.

Article 41 paragraph (3) PMK Number 3 of 2023 and Article 42 paragraph (3) PMK Number 2 of 2023 explains that if the application is declared null and void in the preliminary examination stage, the Constitutional Court issues a decree pronounced in a plenary session open to the public.

As for PMK Number 1 of 2024, it is stipulated that the RPH after the preliminary examination hearing will be held on May 15-20, 2024. Meanwhile, the pronunciation of the decision or decision of the PHPU Members of the DPR, DPRD, and DPD will be carried out on May 21, 2024.