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2024 election dispute in final phase as court accepts parties’ conclusions
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court accepted concluding notes from all related parties in the 2024 presidential election dispute as well as at least 10 amici curiae briefs from parties not related to the case, allowing justices to start a series of closed-door meetings ahead of the ruling on April 22.
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Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (top, center) and fellow justices listen to the testimony of Election Organization Ethics Council (DKPP) chair Heddy Lugito (bottom, center) on April 5, 2024, during a 2024 election dispute hearing at the court building in Jakarta. (Antara/Aditya Pradana Putra)
The 2024 election dispute saga at the Constitutional Court is nearing its end as the court receives concluding notes from all parties involved as well as legal notes for the justices’ considerations.
After receiving all the documents on Tuesday, the eight justices are now starting their formal deliberations for their ruling on the dispute, slated to be read publicly on April 22.
Losing presidential candidates Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan challenged the victory of rival Prabowo Subianto and called for a revote. They claim that the winning camp’s victory was helped by a large-scale electoral fraud and the partisanship of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, whose eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka ran alongside Prabowo.
Ganjar’s legal team was the first to file its conclusion on Tuesday, arriving at the court building in Jakarta at 10 a.m. Their document highlighted a coordinated abuse of power, nepotism and the controversial Constitutional Court ruling that changed the age requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates, paving the way for Gibran’s candidacy.
“If we look at what President Jokowi is doing [by helping his son run in the election], this is part of nepotism. It’s part of building a ruling dynasty which, in our opinion, violates ethics,” Ganjar’s legal team head Todung Mulya Lubis said after filing their concluding statements with the court.
“With so many violations, it means that the election outcome, including the result of the Feb. 14 voting, can’t be considered valid. We believe that the Constitutional Court is thinking about the sustainability of our democracy,” he continued.
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