Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Police dismissed Wednesday a report citing alleged manipulations in the final voter lists used for the April 9 legislative elections.

The report was filed by the Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI), representing 262 eligible voters from Jakarta and its outskirts. Those voters lost their right to vote because they were not registered on the lists.

National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Untung Yoga Ana confirmed his office rejected the report but declined to elaborate. The National Police previously said they were not authorized to probe into any kind of procedural violations in the elections' administration.

Responding to the rejection, PBHI's Jakarta chapter head Hendrik Sirait said the refusal would not stop them from exploring other legal avenues.

"We will make another move in the immediate future, such as filing a citizen lawsuit with the Central Jakarta District Court this Thursday. One thing is certain. We will keep pushing this issue to the surface and putting pressure on the government to solve this problem," Hendrik told The Jakarta Post later in the day.

He said the residents were currently angry, as they were aware their reports had not been properly responded to. "Some of them even want to hit the neighborhood units if they find their names are not registered as voters for the presidential elections," Hendrik added.

Separately, the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party chief patron and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto voiced similar concerns over the voter list problem. He said a request from parties to access the fixed voter list had also been refused by the General Elections Commission (KPU), citing "baseless reasons".

"Why should the voter list be hidden from us? We demand the government immediately fix the current voter list, because it could endanger the upcoming presidential elections," said Prabowo, after attending a meeting at the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's Menteng residence Wednesday.

Prabowo came to the meeting with several party figures, mostly former army generals. Ex-army chief of staff Gen. (ret.) Subagio HS, PDI-P legislator Let. Gen. (Ret) Sidarto Dhanusubroto and Maj. Gen. (Ret) Adang Ruchiatna were also on the guest list.

Prabowo said the meeting concentrated on the flawed voter lists. "We are not talking about coalitions right now," he said.