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KPU gears up for election disputes as court readies for hearings
The Constitutional Court will settle 132 regional election disputes by March 24, or 45 days after receiving petitions from losing candidates.
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Workers from the Depok General Elections Commission (KPU) stack ballot boxes at a warehouse in Cimanggis district, Depok, West Java, on Nov. 25, 2020. (JP/P.J. Leo)
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he General Elections Commission (KPU) is preparing to face more than a hundred regional election disputes filed at the Constitutional Court last month, as the court aims to settle all election-related cases by March.
KPU Hasyim Asy’ari said the commission had ordered its regional offices to prepare for trial by holding coordination meetings and technical courses.
“During the meetings, we cover related regulations on election disputes at the Constitutional Court, advocacy strategies as well as evidence verification methods during online and offline hearings, among other topics,” Hasyim said on Jan. 18 as quoted by kompas.com.
The Constitutional Court will kick off preliminary hearings for election disputes on Tuesday, with plaintiffs scheduled to deliver their principal pleadings.
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The court aims to settle 132 regional election disputes, comprising seven petitions relating to gubernatorial elections, 112 on regental elections and 13 on mayoral elections.
It had initially received 136 disputes, but one petition concerning the Magelang mayoral election in East Java filed by candidate Aji Setyawan and Windarti was withdrawn.
