Jakarta –
Central Jakarta district court (Central Jakarta District Court) decided to punish the KPU not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 elections for approximately 2 years, 4 months and 7 days. The verdict was knocked out by three judges. Anyone?
The three judges are T Oyong, Bakri and Doweeks Silaban. T Oyong is the chief judge at the civil lawsuit filed by the Prima Party. While Bakri and Doweeks Silaban act as member judges.
Central Jakarta District Court Decision
Decision Central Jakarta District Court This started with a lawsuit filed by the Prima Party on December 8, 2022. In its lawsuit, the Prima Party feels disadvantaged by the KPU in verifying the administration of political parties as stipulated in the Recapitulation of Administrative Verification Results for Candidates for Election Contesting Political Parties. Because, as a result of the KPU’s verification, the Prima Party was declared Not Qualified (TMS) and could not take part in factual verification.
The Prima Party admitted that it experienced immaterial losses that affected its members throughout Indonesia due to the KPU’s actions. Because of this, the Prima Party also asked the Central Jakarta District Court to punish the KPU not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 Election for approximately 2 years, 4 months and 7 days since the decision was read.
As a result, the judge granted all of the Prima Party’s lawsuit. The judge ordered the KPU not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 General Election.
“Punish the Defendant not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 General Election since this decision was pronounced and to carry out the General Election stages from the beginning for approximately 2 (two) years 4 (four) months 7 (seven) days,” read the decision.
Here’s the full verdict:
In Exception.
Rejecting the Defendant’s Exceptions regarding the Plaintiff’s Lawsuit is Obscure/Unclear (Obscuur Libel);
In the Matter.
1. Accept the Plaintiff’s Lawsuit in its entirety;
2. Declare that the Plaintiff is a political party that has suffered losses in administrative verification by the Defendant;
3. Declare that the Defendant has committed an unlawful act;
4. Ordering the Defendant to pay material compensation of Rp. 500,000,000.00 (five hundred million rupiah) to the Plaintiff;
5. Punish the Defendant not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 General Election since this decision was pronounced and carry out the General Election stages from the beginning for approximately 2 (two) years 4 (four) months 7 (seven) days;
6. Stating that the decision of this matter can be carried out in advance immediately (uitvorerbaar bij voorde);
7. Determined that the cost of the case be charged to the Defendant in the amount of Rp.410,000.00 (four hundred and ten thousand rupiah).
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