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Judicial Commission to question judges over election delay ruling
Handling a lawsuit from an obscure party whose election registration was denied, the Central Jakarta district court on Thursday ruled the election commission must halt all of its election preparations for more than two years.
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Supreme Court building in Central Jakarta. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court/-)
The judicial oversight body on Friday said it would summon judges from a district court to explain what it called a "controversial" ruling that effectively ordered a delay in 2024 general elections.
Handling a lawsuit from an obscure party whose election registration was denied, the Central Jakarta district court on Thursday ruled the election commission must halt all of its election preparations for more than two years.
The decision, which would push back national polls until 2025 at the earliest, has drawn widespread criticism and questions about the court's authority and why it deemed all election processes must be stopped.
"If there are strong suspicions that there was a foul play from the part of the judges, then the commission will probe said judges," said Miko Ginting, a spokesperson for the Judicial Commission.
The court has yet to publish its full ruling and excerpts made available on its website did not provide an explanation. Zulkifli Atjo, a court spokesperson, said the decision was the prerogative of the judges.
The election commission, or KPU, on Thursday said it would appeal the decision and forge ahead with organising the polls.
