Trial for Dispute Arguments at MK Begins

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO

The legal team of the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno presidential camp attends the subsequent hearing for the election dispute resolution on Tuesday (18/6/2019) at the Constitutional Court in Central Jakarta. During the hearing, the General Elections Commission (KPU) presented its counterargument as the defendant and the legal representatives of the Joko Widodo-Ma’rul Amin presidential camp and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) presented information as related parties named in the suit.

The defendant and the related party in the presidential election litigation has rejected the arguments presented by the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno legal team during Tuesday’s hearing at the Constitutional Court (MK). The arguments will be reviewed in another hearing on Wednesday.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Constitutional Court is entering the stage of reviewing the plaintiff’s arguments in the litigation over the 2019 presidential election, with the presentation of witnesses and experts from both sides from Wednesday (19/6/2019) to Friday. The quality of the witnesses will have a direct influence on the plaintiff’s legal arguments and on convincing the justices in reaching their ruling.