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KPU defies Supreme Court’s ruling





Erwida Maulia , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 08/01/2009 10:02 PM | National

The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced Saturday the recent Supreme Court's verdict would not change the allocation of legislative seats that the polls body had signed off.

KPU chairman Abdul Hafiz Anshary said the verdict, which had sparked criticism for giving big parties extra seats at the expense of minor parties, would not change the decision made by the KPU and its local branches regarding party seat allocation in both central and regional legislative councils.





"The KPU really appreciates, respects and is ready to implement verdicts [regarding the elections] from authorized institutions, in this case the Supreme Court," Abdul told a press conference after a marathon meeting discussing the court verdict.

"The court verdict, however, is non-retroactive, thus all other decisions or rulings the KPU had earlier made are valid."

Abdul said the inauguration of regional legislative council members-elect should go ahead as planned.

KPU member I Gusti Putu Artha said the allocation of House of Representatives seats would remain unchanged.



source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/01/kpu-defies-supreme-court%E2%80%99s-ruling.html



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