Camelia Pasandaran & Farouk Arnaz – Things are going from bad to worse for the beleaguered ruling party with the House of Representatives to seek an explanation from National Police as to why they halted an investigation into alleged electoral fraud involving Democratic Party spokeswoman Andi Nurpati.

Golkar Party legislator Aziz Syamsuddin, said House Commission III for law and legislation, of which he is a member, had scheduled a meeting with police on June 13 to seek an explanation as to why the case was never investigated.

Aziz said that though the case was before Gen. Timur Pradopo was appointed National Police chief, "we need to see why it happened." He said if it was discovered that police had intervened, the House, also known as the DPR, would establish a special committee to investigate the case.

On Monday, Constitutional Court Chief Mahfud M.D. said he secretly reported Andi, a former member of the General Election Commission (KPU), to then National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri in February 2011 amid allegations of fraud.

Claims were made that an official letter from the court relating to results of the 2009 legislative elections in South Sulawesi were altered. Andi was allegedly involved in the scandal but she has never faced charges.

Mahfud said it was the court's obligation to report the alleged crime. "Afterwards, it is the legal obligation of the National Police to investigate the case. Whether the police did so or not, it is no longer our business."

Mahfud said if the allegations were proven, the spokeswoman could face up to seven years in jail. He said the statute of limitations did not expire until 2022, "so we could still open the case."

But Insp. Gen. Mathius Salempang, the National Police's deputy chief of detectives, said on Monday that although they had received the complaint from the Constitutional Court, Andi's name had not been mentioned. He would not provide any other details.