Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of the People's Conscience Party's (Hanura) founder Gen. (ret.) Wiranto, confirming his legitimacy as the party's chairman.

The court turned down a legal suit filed by the MPPH, a splinter of the party, which challenged Wiranto's position. The group said Wiranto had not gone through the mechanism regulated by the party's statutes when he was elected chairman during a national congress held in Surabaya, East Java, in February.

The judges, however, said Wiranto had been elected by acclamation and that there had been no opponents for the position. "There was no law violation during the meeting," presiding judge Herdy Agusten said as quoted by Antara news agency.

Wiranto said he was satisfied with the ruling. "The legal suit was filed by those who are dissatisfied because they did not get into the party's leadership structure. We have sacked them for their disloyalty to the party," he added.