Elections Dispute; MK has 3 Options

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Constitutional Court or MK has options in making a verdict for every case they handle—including the presidential elections dispute. According to Fajar Laksono Soeroso, the MK's head of public relations and domestic cooperation, there are three ruling options that the judges will deliberate.

"In the Constitutional Court Law, the MK can 'grant, reject, or decide that a case is unacceptable," Fajar said at the MK Building in Jakarta, Thursday, June 27.

A plaintiff's request would be 'granted' if the arguments of their case are legally valid.

"If it is 'rejected', it means that the judges consider their arguments are unreasonable by laws, meaning—for example—the plaintiff is unable to prove their case's argument," ujar Fajar.

The third option for the MK, Fajar said, is "unacceptable". This means that the plaintiff's case does not meet the required formal standards, for example if the plaintiff does not have legal standings.

For the election results dispute, if the plaintiff filed their charges beyond the given deadline, the case would be deemed formally inadequate, therefore the court is not able to make a ruling and the case becomes unacceptable.

The presidential elections dispute was filed by candidate 02 Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, who were dissatisfied by the Elections Committee's final tally, accusing that the votes count was rigged.

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