The Constitutional Court Does Not Accept The Lawsuit For The PPP Election In Aceh 2 Electoral Elections Because It Is Not Clear

Screenshots - Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat read out the contents of the verdict in the pronunciation/decision for the 2024 Legislative PHPU case at the Constitutional Court/DOK ANTARA Building

JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) did not accept the lawsuit or application for the 2024 Legislative Election PHPU case submitted by the United Development Party (PPP) to fill out candidates for members of the DPR RI in the Aceh 2 electoral district because it was not clear or vague. The application is registered with number 168-01-17-01/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024. Valid as the applicant is PPP, the respondent party is KPU, and the related party is Garuda Party. "“ Stated that the Petitioner's petition was unacceptable," said Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo during a plenary session at the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, May 21. In the Constitutional Court's explanation, Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat said that the judicial institution had considered the KPU's exception to the request. The consideration of the exception relates to the argument for the PPP application which did not mention the location but did not explain in detail the migration of PPP votes to the Garuda Party. Then, based on legal considerations with Article 75 of the Constitutional Court Law (UU MK), he said, the KPU's exception regarding the PPP request was unclear or vague was legally reasonable. " “ Thus, the subject petition for the Petitioner's application is not considered further," he said. He continued, the Constitutional Court also argues that the PPP application does not comply with the provisions in Article 9 paragraph (2) of the Constitutional Court Regulation (PMK) Number 2 of 2023 and Article 11 paragraph (2) letter b number 4 and number 5 PMK Number 2 of 2023 because the PPP application does not refer at all to certain evidence in each argument of his application. "Therefore, it is quite reasonable for the Court to declare the a quo request unclear or vague," he said. As for the main point of his petition, PPP argued that there was an alleged practice of transferring votes to the party for the election for members of the DPR in the Aceh 2 electoral district illegally to the Garuda Party.

PPP also asked the Constitutional Court to determine the correct vote results according to the party in the Aceh 2 electoral district, namely PPP as many as 98,214 votes and Garuda Party as many as 40 votes. On Tuesday and Wednesday (22/5), the Constitutional Court held a plenary session with the agenda of pronunciation/decision. The trial was held in the Plenary Room of Building I MK starting at 08.00 WIB.