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However, a number of points in this election law seen as threatening the independence of the Election Commission (KPU) and the General Pemlihan Supervisory Board (Bawaslu), as the election management bodies.
Researchers Society for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) Ramdhanil Fadli said that among the points that threaten the independence of the Election Commission and the Election Supervisory Body, the governing process of preparing the Commission regulation (PKPU) and Bawaslu regulations.
Where in Article 9 and Article 22 b mentioned, the process of preparing PKPU and Bawaslu Regulation shall be consulted to the House of Representatives in the forum of a hearing (RDP), the results of which are binding.
"This provision of course undermine the principle of independence of the election management bodies," said Fadli in discussions in Menteng, Central Jakarta, (06/05/2016).
With the regulation, considers Fadli, a niche area for Parliament to include certain political interests and regulatory PKPU Bawaslu.
In fact, he said, the KPU and Bawaslu have the authority to make regulations related provisions and electoral mechanisms.
"Not to mention that this binding nature. It has great potential to make deadlocks discussion later Bawaslu PKPU and regulations," he said.
Therefore, Fadli ask KPU and Bawaslu as election organizers, filed a judicial review to the Constitutional Court (MK) related to these points.
Article 9 (a) of the Law the elections that recently passed the House on June 2, 2016 reads: duty and authority of the Commission in the conduct of elections includes formulate and establish a Commission Regulation (PKPU) and technical guidelines for each stage of the election after consultation with the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Government in a hearing forum whose decisions are binding.
"Not to mention that this binding nature. It has great potential to make deadlocks discussion later Bawaslu PKPU and regulations," he said.
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