Indonesian Constitutional Court ready to trial Presidential Election Dispute

Indonesian Constitutional Court ready to trial Presidential Election Dispute

The Constitutional Court (MK) stated already made ​​preparations case handling disputes related to election results for president and vice president in 2014.

"In principle, the court had already prepared everything matters when there is a dispute in the election of president and vice president. Court has issued rules on case management program guide presidential elections," said Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, Janedjri M. Gaffar at the Constitutional Court building, Jakarta, Wednesday (16 / 7/2014).

Gaffar said, basically if there is a petition, the petition of the Petitioner that of pair-vice presidential candidates filed with the Court no later than 3x24 hours since the announcement of the establishment of sound national results of the presidential election by the Election Commission. According to the provisions, the Court should have been cut 14 working days after the case is recorded in the registration book.

"We start from the assumption that the Commission set the election voting results on Tuesday, July 22. If there is a lawsuit, filed last December 25. If upon request still needs to be improved, then given a 1x24 hour is 26. Commencing from the date of the Court will note that in the registration book, "said Gaffar.

Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, Janedjri M. Gaffar said, nine judges of the Constitutional ready to handle election cases. They were ready if it should work when Eid.

"We are all ready to receive (request) when Eid. None (denial of petition)," said Gaffar in the Court House, Jakarta, Wednesday (16/07/2014).

Gaffar said, assuming receipt of the request when Eid if the results of the presidential election vote determination by the Commission is not exactly on July 22, 2014. "Announcement pending If for example it turns out, for example, to 23, then we have to work on a holiday feast, and we are ready," said Gaffar.

According to Gaffar, if the announcement of election schedule sound, then the case is submitted to the Court presidential election will be decided on August 21 by all the judges of the Constitutional.

"So the first trial performed three working days, the fall of the day Wednesday, August 6. Meanwhile, the maturity date of August 21 the Court should have decided the case.'s Left when the announcement dated July 22," said Gaffar.