Gerindra Sues KPU to the Constitutional Court, Alleging Noken Vote Theft and Administrative Violations in Central Papua, Demanding a Revote!

JAKARTA, LEGAL LITERACY - The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia held a preliminary hearing regarding the Dispute over the Results of the General Election (PHPU) for prospective members of the DPR RI for the Electoral District Central Papua submitted by the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) on Monday (29/04/2024) morning. The petition, registered under case number 91-01-02-36/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 demands the annulment of the General Election Commission Decree Number 360 of 2024 and the implementation of a Revote (PSU).

Alleged Stolen Noken Votes

In the preliminary hearing, which was presided over by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, accompanied by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsing, the petitioner, through its attorney, Subadria, argued that the noken system in Central Papua had been tainted by structured vote fraud practices. Votes that had been bound by the noken system in each district were reported missing during the sub-district level plenary session. The recapitulation results at the sub-district level then underwent drastic changes at the district level, and so on up to the provincial level. At the provincial level recapitulation plenary session, the votes obtained at the district level suddenly disappeared.

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Alleged Violations of Administrative Obligations

In addition, the petitioner in its lawsuit alleges violations of the procedures for voting and vote counting in Central Papua, particularly in areas that use the Noken/Ikat system. This violation is alleged to have occurred due to non-compliance with the administrative obligations stipulated in KPU Decree Number 66 of 2024.

Applicant's Demands

The petitioner requests the Constitutional Court to grant its petition in its entirety, annul General Election Commission Decree Number 360 of 2024, and order the General Election Commission of the Republic of Indonesia to conduct a Revote in the electoral districts of Puncak Jaya Regency, Paniai Regency, Puncak Regency, Dogiyai Regency, Intan Jaya Regency, and Deiyai Regency for the filling of prospective Members of the DPR RI for the Central Papua Electoral District.