✍️ By: Rev. Dr. A.G. Socratez Yoman
In its ruling, the Constitutional Court (MK) affirmed that the Re-run Election (PSU) of the Papua Gubernatorial Election on August 6, 2025 does not need to be reported back to the Court.
The Court’s decision states:
“The PSU must be completed within 180 days from the date this ruling is delivered, and the results shall be determined and announced by the Election Commission (KPU) without being reported back to the Constitutional Court.”
Key Notes
The phrase “results of the PSU without reporting to the Constitutional Court” is an important point to examine and understand, particularly for legal scholars and practitioners.
From a legal perspective, this means:
- The PSU is carried out under an MK ruling that is final and binding.
- The results are determined directly by the KPU, without any further reporting or validation by the Constitutional Court.
In other words, the results of the PSU can no longer be contested before the MK.
Legal Implications
I sincerely hope legal experts will help us all interpret this decision more deeply. Nevertheless, in my view:
- If the BTM-CK group attempts to challenge the PSU results before the MK, it is highly likely that the Court will declare the PSU results final, in line with its earlier ruling.
- Consequently, any challenge would be rejected by law.
This outcome may be disappointing for those who wish to contest it. Yet such is the logical consequence of both the legal framework and political realities: the MK’s ruling is the ultimate decision.
Recalling the Constitutional Court’s Ruling of February 24, 2025
On February 24, 2025, the MK ruled to:
- Hold a re-run of the Papua Gubernatorial Election.
- Disqualify Yeremias Bisai from candidacy.
- Allow the PSU to be contested only by the pair Matius Fakhiri – Aryoko Rumaropen and a new candidate pair nominated by the parties that previously supported candidate number 1 (without Yeremias Bisai).
- Require that the PSU be completed within 180 days, with the results to be announced directly by the KPU, without reporting back to the MK.
The Court also ordered that:
- KPU RI must supervise and coordinate with KPU Papua in implementing the ruling.
- Bawaslu RI and Bawaslu Papua must oversee the process.
- The Indonesian National Police and Papua Regional Police must provide security for the PSU in accordance with their authority.
Conclusion
The results of the August 6, 2025 PSU are a final decision directly determined by the KPU. There will be no further reporting mechanism or possibility of contesting the results before the Constitutional Court.
This is a form of legal certainty that must be collectively understood, even if not all parties are satisfied. For the sake of political stability and peace in Papua, this decision must be accepted in good faith.
