BERITASOLO ■ MA Decision with No. 44 P / HUM / 2019 caused a public uproar. The reason is, according to the Supreme Court Decree which has just been opened to the public, it has led to pros and cons related to the legitimacy of the Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin pair.
The 44/2019 MA Decree was widely discussed after being uploaded to the official MA Decision Directory page on 3 July 2020. Meanwhile, the ruling was read on 28 October 2019, one of the petitioners was Rachmawati Soekarnoputri.
Rachmawati sued the provisions of Article 3 paragraph 7 of PKPU Number 5/2019 concerning Determination of Elected Candidate Pairs, Determination of Obtaining Chairs, and Determination of Elected Candidates in Elections. The article reads, "In the event that there are only 2 (two) Candidate Pairs in the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections, the KPU shall determine the Candidate Pairs that get the most votes as the elected candidate pairs."
Responding to the public upheaval, the attorney of the applicant Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, Mohamad Taufiqurrahman straightened the polemic related to the decision of the Supreme Court (MA) No. 44 P / HUM / 2019. Especially regarding the substance of the request.
Taufiqurrahman explained, the context of the Rachmawati et al claim was an appeal for the right to test material against the provisions of Article 3 paragraph (7) of the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) 5/2019 concerning the Determination of Selected Candidate Pairs, Determination of Seats, and Determination of Selected Candidates in General Elections.
"The context is related to Article 3 paragraph 7 of PKPU 5/2019 on the basis of the KPU determining candidates who are only followed by two pairs of candidates," said Taufiqurrahman, quoted from the RMOL Political News Agency, on Tuesday (7/7).
In the Supreme Court ruling, it substantively states that Article 3 paragraph PKPU 7 5/2019 is contrary to the above law, namely Law 7/2017 on General Elections.
"So, it is not related to the distribution of votes," said Taufiqurrahman, as is the news in the news.
However, with this Supreme Court ruling, the KPU has legally lost its legal footing to determine the winner of the 2019 Presidential Election.
"I am consulting with Rachma (principal) regarding the follow-up. It is possible that we will take the DKPP route to question violations committed by the KPU," said Mohamad Taufiqurrahman.
