TARAKAN - The Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the request for dispute over the results of the election for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan.
The legal process for the dispute over the results of the election for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan ended on Wednesday, February 5.
The Constitutional Court read out the interim or dismissal decision of case 146/PHPU.WAKO-XXIII/2025, dispute over the results of the election for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan.
The Constitutional Court's decision ensures that the pair H. Khairul Ibnu Saud smoothly headed for the seat of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan after the Constitutional Court rejected the request for a dispute over the election results of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan.
Constitutional Court Judge Saldi Isra conveyed all exceptions or objections to the petition submitted by the Indonesian Human Rights Analysis Institute DPW Kaltara which was registered on December 9, 2024 and corrected on December 11, 2024, with the respondent being the Tarakan City General Election Commission (KPU) having no legal basis.
"Therefore, there is no doubt for the Constitutional Court to declare the request unclear or vague," said Saldi Isra.
"Considering that based on legal considerations as outlined above, the court is of the opinion that the petitioner's application has run away and therefore another exception, the respondent's answer, the related party's statement, Bawaslu's statement and the main petition are not considered further. Considering other arguments and things that are not considered further because there is no relevance. Conclusion and so on are considered to have been pronounced based on the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and beyond are considered to have been pronounced, "continued Saldi Isra.
With these various considerations, the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Suhartoyo, who read the verdict, decided to reject the applicant's exception regarding the authority or deadline for submitting and granting an exception regarding the request to run away.
The verdict regarding myself at the reception, one rejects the exception regarding the authority or deadline for submitting the application. Two grant the exception regarding the request to run away. In essence, the petition states that the petitioner's application number 146/PHPU.WAKO-XXIII/2025 cannot be accepted, "said Suhartoyo.
With this decision, the results of the Tarakan City KPU plenary meeting related to the recapitulation of votes on December 5, 2024, which determined H. Khairul and Ibnu Saud won the most votes with 59,204 of the empty column which only won 43,787 votes, remained valid.
Furthermore, the Tarakan KPU scheduled a plenary meeting to determine the elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan as a result of the 2024 Pilkada.
Meanwhile, after being officially appointed as the elected candidate pair in the Tarakan Pilkada, Khairul began planning the transition process for the government.
This will later be stated in the 100 working day program with Ibnu Saud, as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tarakan.
"I think 100 working days of the program that we have launched, we will work on. After yesterday being declared victorious, I have called several OPDs to convey several things that must be prioritized," said Khairul, Thursday, February 8.
Several national programs, such as free nutritious meals, will also be Khairul - Ibnu Saud's priority in the 100 working day program. Several other programs will be discussed in detail when Khairul-Ibnu Saud has been sworn in.
"I will check it later, I will detail it again after the inauguration," he said.
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