JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Constitutional Court is expected, on Tuesday (October 8), to rule on a legal battle over disputed South Sumatera gubernatorial election.
This is a move after recent hullabaloo following investigation conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on bribery allegations related in the handling of post elections disputes which dragged the non-active Constitutional Court Chief Justice Akil Mochtar as suspect.
According to the official site of the Court, www.mahkamahkonstitutisi.go.id, the verdict trial, to be held at the Court’s building in Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, by scheduled starts at 3:30 pm of Jakarta time.
The Constitutional Court Deputy Chief Justice Hamdan Zoelva likely will lead the trial replacing the non-active Chief Justice Akil Mochtar. Hamdan will be assisted with two other Constitutional Court Judges, Anwar Usman and Maria Farida Indrati.
The verdict trial will be held under recent suggestion to the Court to delay all its trial, especially after Akil Mochtar was named as graft suspect by KPK in a graft case related in the handling of post elections disputes of Gunung Mas regency (Central Kalimantan) and Lebak regency (Banten).
The Court earlier on Monday ruled on a legal battle over disputed East Java gubernatorial election. Tomorrow, the Court, as scheduled, will also rule on a legal battle over disputed Riau gubernatorial election. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)