PKS appeals to Supreme Court

PKS appeals to Supreme Court

BANDUNG: The Depok General Elections Commission (KPUD) has
filed an appeal with the Supreme Court to overturn a
controversial lower court verdict that canceled election results
and the win in the mayoral elections of Nur Mahmudi of the
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

The West Java High Court declared Golkar Party candidate
Badrul Kamal the winner earlier this month, citing evidence that
62,770 of Badrul's supporters did not receive voting cards.

The Depok KPUD had certified Nur Mahmudi's victory in the June
election with a margin of 25,829 votes over Badrul.

The lawyer for the Depok KPUD, Absar Kartadibrata, said the
high court had mistakenly assumed that all Badrul supporters who
could not cast ballots would have chosen Badrul.

"The high court decided without verification," Absar said. --
JP