JAKARTA, LEGAL LITERACY - The Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday (29/4/2024) morning, held the Preliminary Hearing of the General Election Results Dispute (PHPU) for the election of members of the Intan Jaya Regency DPRD, Intan Jaya Electoral District 3. This case, with number 163-02-03-36/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, was filed by Demianus Mazau, a candidate for member of the Intan Jaya Regency DPRD from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) number 1.

The Preliminary Hearing, which was presided over by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, together with Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih, discussed the applicant's claim that through his attorney, Regio Alfala Rayandra, argued that there was a significant difference in the acquisition of votes. "Demianus Mazau should have obtained 3,879 votes, but the respondent nullified them," said Regio.

The applicant suspects that there was a transfer of votes by individuals from the District Election Committee (PPD) and the Regional General Election Commission (KPUD) of Intan Jaya Regency without the knowledge of the community or the candidate concerned. The election implementation process did not reflect the principles of direct, general, free, and secret (luber jurdil) in accordance with statutory regulations.

According to the applicant, there was also a loss of election…