WHY MUTATION OF CIVIL APPARATUS BY KUPANG MAYOR AHEAD OF THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR OF KUPANG CITY IN 2017 VIOLATING THE RULE OF LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Abstract

The background of the study is to figure out whether there is a match between the implementation of
the mutation by the Mayor of Kupang who has been determined to be a candidate for mayor ahead of the
election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Kupang in 2017-2022 with the provisions of applicable laws and
the impacts of the implementation of the State Civil Apparatus mutation. The purpose of this study is to find out
and assess whether there is a match between the implementation ofthe State Civil Service mutation carried out
by the Mayor of Kupang ahead of the election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Kupang in 2017 with the
provisions of the applicable laws and regulations. It is also to find out and describe the impact of the mutation
of the State Civil Apparatus conducted by the Kupang Mayor as incumbent ahead of the election of the Mayor
and Deputy Mayor of Kupang in 2017 according to Law Number 10 of 2016. In conducting the research, the
writer uses the normative research method for obtaining data by examining existing library materials. The
results of this study indicate that the process of mutation carried out by the Mayor of Kupang ahead of the
election of the Mayor of Kupang for the period of 2017-2022 contradicts to the applicable laws and regulations
so that the impact is on the weak legal force of the Mutation Decree issued. This is why the mutation carried out
gets a lawsuit from various parties.
Keywords: mutation, civil apparatus, mayor election, local government