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MPR Chairman Muzani Sued Over Quiz Competition Dispute
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MPR Chairman Muzani Sued Over Quiz Competition Dispute

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Sources not specified In the courts
  • A lawsuit has been filed against MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani at the Central Jakarta District Court over a dispute in the 2026 West Kalimantan Provincial 4 Pillars Quiz Competition.
  • The lawsuit, filed by David Tobing, also names the judges and MC involved in the final event, requesting Muzani to dismiss two judges and prohibit them from serving in state events.
  • The dispute arose from differing scores given to identical answers by two teams during a question round, with one judge giving a negative score to one team and a positive score to another for the same answer.

A lawsuit has been filed against Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Ahmad Muzani at the Central Jakarta District Court. The legal action stems from a controversy during the final round of the 2026 West Kalimantan Provincial 4 Pillars Quiz Competition.

The first hearing is scheduled for June 2, 2026.

— SunotoPN Jakpus Spokesperson Sunoto stated the schedule for the initial court hearing.

David Tobing initiated the lawsuit, which has been registered under number 335/Pdt.G/2026/PN Jkt.Pst. The suit also names the judges and MC of the final event: Dyasita Widya Budi, Indri Wahyuni, and Shindy Luthfiana. In his petition, Tobing seeks to have the court declare the defendants' actions unlawful. He also requests that Muzani be ordered to dismiss Dyasita Widya Budi and Indri Wahyuni from their positions at the MPR and that these two judges be permanently barred from participating in any official state-sponsored events at local, central, or national levels.

The first hearing is scheduled for June 2, 2026. Ahmad Muzani has not yet responded to the lawsuit. The judicial panel will be led by Chief Judge Ummi Kusuma Putri, with judges I Gusti Ngurah Partha Bhargawa and Zeni Zenal Mutaqin as members.

Yes, the core of the answer was correct. Score 10.

— Dyastasita Widya BudiA judge's comment on Team B's answer during the quiz competition.

The incident that triggered the legal action went viral on social media. During a "rebuttal question" round, the jury provided different scores for identical answers given by two competing teams, Team B and Team C. When Team C from SMAN 1 Pontianak answered a question about the selection of the Audit Board (BPK) members, one judge, Dyastasita, assigned a score of -5. However, when Team B provided the exact same answer, the same judge awarded them 10 points. A participant from Team C protested, expressing confusion over the discrepancy. Dyastasita initially justified the lower score by stating that Team C's answer did not include the Regional Representative Council (DPD), despite the question's phrasing. The discrepancy in scoring has led to the current legal challenge.

Excuse me, we answered the same as Team B. The same.

— Team C ParticipantA participant from Team C protesting the differing scores given by the judge.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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