JAKARTA, LEGAL LITERACY – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has confirmed that it is not true that the acquisition of votes for the NasDem Party was influenced by the Head of the KPPS at TPS 7, Malawele Village, and one of the KPPS members at TPS 18, Malawele Village, who are members of the Political Party and also Legislative Candidates from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). This was conveyed by the KPU as the Respondent in a trial led by Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat, accompanied by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman and Constitutional Justice Enny Nurbaningsih regarding the Dispute over General Election Results in response to the petition submitted by the NasDem Party.

"It is not true that the Head of the KPPS at TPS 7, Malawele Village, Aimas District, Sorong Regency, and one of the KPPS members at TPS 18, Malawele Village, Aimas District, Sorong Regency, who are members of the Political Party and also Legislative Candidates from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), influenced the Petitioner's votes," said Matheus Mamun Sare, Attorney for the Respondent at the Trial held in Panel 3 Trial Room on Wednesday (08/05/2024).

Furthermore, Matheus said that there was no shift in votes that harmed the NasDem party at TPS 7 and TPS 18, Malawele Village, Aimas District. According to Matheus, the vote count at TPS 7 and TPS 18 was carried out in accordance with the existing regulations and there were no objections from the political parties present. In addition, the KPU has never received a recommendation from the Sorong Regency Bawaslu related to this application.

In response to the explanation that has been given, the Respondent requests the Court to accept and grant all of the Respondent's exceptions in the exception, and to reject all of the Petitioner's requests in the subject matter and to declare the General Election Commission Decree Number 360 of 2024 correct.

Meanwhile, in the trial for case number 133-01-05-38/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024, Bawaslu provided information that they had received a report from the NasDem party in Sorong Regency. The follow-up taken by Bawaslu was to issue a recommendation to KPPS 07, which included violations of the code of ethics for election organizers and the dismissal of KPPS 07. For TPS 18, Bawaslu followed up with a recommendation for a Re-Vote (PSU). According to Bawaslu, the NasDem Party's vote acquisition was 1,280 votes, while PKS obtained 1,344 votes.

"NasDem 1,280 votes and PKS 1,344 votes based on the final recapitulation," said Farli Sampetoding Rego, Representative of Bawaslu.