Central Jakarta District Court Has No Authority to Postpone Elections
The Central Jakarta District Court has no authority to order the KPU to stop the election process or to ask the KPU to restart the 2024 election process.
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A number of cadres of the Adil Makmur People's Party (Prima) demonstrated in front of the General Elections Commission (KPU) office, Jakarta, Thursday (8/12/2022). They demanded that the government audit the KPU because it was not working transparently.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The General Elections Commission (KPU) will continue with the stages of the 2024 elections as scheduled. The Central Jakarta District Court has no authority to order the KPU to stop the election process or to ask the KPU to restart the 2024 election process.
The judicial panel at the Central Jakarta District Court, comprising lead judge T. Oyong and judges H. Bakri and Doweeks Silaban, read out their decision to accept the civil lawsuit from the Just Prosperous People (Prima) Party on Thursday (2/3/2023). The judicial panel also ruled that the election organizer had acted unlawfully and must pay material compensation of Rp 500 million (US$32,630).