Chief Justice Lawsuit Leads Session Direct Presidential Election

The Constitutional Court (MK) menghelat the trial of a lawsuit Dispute Election Results (PHPU) filed by Team Prabowo-Hatta. The meeting discussed the reading of objection from the applicant continued with the provision of advice by the judges.

The trial was held in the courtroom of the second floor, the Constitutional Court Building, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (6/8). The trial, which started at 9:40 pm was led by the chief judge, Hamdan Zoelva, and eight other judges.

"Today's hearing. The next session is to listen to the answers of the respondent, information from the parties involved, and the requested information. At the same time we do proof," Hamdan said shortly after the opening of the assembly.

As an applicant, candidate for president and vice president number one, Prabowo and Hatta Rajasa present in the hearing. They are represented by a legal team Red and White, among Mahendradatta, Magdir Ismail, and Elza Syarief. In addition, there were also Golkar politician Akbar Tandjung.

Tim applicant sued the defendant, namely the General Elections Commission (KPU) as the organizer of the 2014 presidential election, KPU chairman Husni Kamil Manik were also present along with six other commissioners, Ida Budhiarti, Hadar Nafis Gumay, Arief Budiman, Sigit Pamungkas, Juri Ardiantoro, and Ferry Kurniansyah , They are represented by a legal team headed by Adnan Buyung Nasution.

Prabowo team-Hatta dispute results of the determination of the president and vice president in the 2014 presidential election as stipulated in the Letter of the General Election Commission (KPU) No. 535 / Kpts / Kpu / 2014 and No. 536 / Kpts / Kpu / 2014.

In the letter, the Commission set a pair of presidential candidates Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as couples chosen by a vote of 70,633,576 votes (53.15 percent). The pair number one, Prabowo-Hatta, got 62,262,844 votes (46.85 percent). The difference of both the acquisition of 8,370,732 voice.

According to Prabowo team-Hatta, electoral fraud has taken place in the form of a vote unfavorable side. According to the reading of a letter of objection by Magdir Ismail, Prabowo team-Hatta claimed, should the total votes Prabowo-Hatta amounted to 67,139,153 million votes (50.25 percent). While Jokowi-JK acquire 66,435,124 million votes (49.74 percent).

"There are indications of fraud committed by the defendant (Commission) in cooperation with other parties, namely the candidate number two," said attorney Prabowo-Hatta, Magdir Ismail when reading the petition of objection in the trial, Wednesday (6/8).

Until now, the trial is still ongoing. After reading the letter of objection from Prabowo team-Hatta stating the purpose thereof, such as the cancellation of the decree, the trial continued with the provision of advice repair of judges