JAKARTA, LEGAL LITERACY — Constitutional Court (MK) decided to grant the Petition for Case Number 05-01-12-38/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 submitted by the National Mandate Party (PAN) regarding the filling of legislative candidates in the Southwest Papua Province. In its decision, the Constitutional Court ordered a Re-Vote due to violations in which legislative candidates from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) also served as KPPS members. This verdict was read out by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Suhartoyo, on Thursday (6/6/2024) in the Plenary Session Room, Building 1, MK Jakarta.

“Granting the petitioner's request in its entirety. Stating that the results of the vote acquisition for candidates for the Southwest Papua People's Representative Council for the Southwest Papua Electoral District 3 at TPS 07 and TPS 18, Malawele Village, Aimas District, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province must be re-voted,” said the Chair of the Panel of Judges, Suhartoyo, accompanied by 8 other Constitutional Justices.

The Court in its considerations stated by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat stated that the dishonesty of Susiati Making and Nani Mariana as KPPS, according to reasonable reasoning, could create a conflict of interest in the implementation of the election.

Because related to declaring their identity as legislative candidates as well as members of the…