National Election Commissioner August Melasz said the agency known as the KPU had submitted its appeal, which will be heard and ruled on by the Jakarta High Court. He did not elaborate on the commission’s arguments.
The KPU has previously said it will forge ahead with preparations for presidential and general elections in the world’s third-largest democracy. President Joko Widodo, who has said he is against extending his term, said this week he supports the election commission’s appeal. Legal experts have said the lower court overstepped its jurisdiction in ruling on a complaint by an obscure party about election procedures, saying it is the jurisdiction of Indonesia’s supervisory body and administrative courts. –
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