KPU Dismisses 7 Election Committee Members in Kuala Lumpur Over Alleged Electoral Violation
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28 February 2024 11:39 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Head of the General Elections Commission or KPU Hasyim Asy’ari confirmed on Tuesday that seven officers of the overseas election committee (PPLN) in Kuala Lumpur have been dismissed over alleged electoral violations.
Tempo’s investigation found the seven PPLN Kuala Lumpur members to be Umar Faruk, Aprijon Anas, A. Khalil, Puji Sumarsono, Tita Oktavia Cahya Rahayu, Dicky Saputra, and Kholis Frendika.
Acting Deputy of the Administrative Department of KPU Suryadi also confirmed the dismissal. Tempo has reached out to Aprijon and Tita, the dismissed PPLN members, but there has been no response thus far.
Hasyim did not delve into what violation the dismissed officers conducted. “We have dismissed the seven PPLN members, and KPU has taken over [the re-voting process in Kuala Lumpur],” Hayim said in KPU’s Media Center room, in Jakarta on Tuesday.
According to Hasyim, the seven officers were temporarily dismissed over a report to the Election Honorary Council or DKPP. “But since DKPP is not authorized to handle the case, it was handed over to KPU,” he said.
Earlier, it was reported that the election in Kuala Lumpur was marred with several issues from vote trading to the problematic final voter list or DPT. Hence, the Election Supervisory Agency or Bawaslu recommended holding a re-vote in Kuala Lumpur.
Bawaslu Head Rahmat Bagja on Monday denied a request to explain in detail about the vote trading allegation, claiming it’s currently being investigated by Gakkumdu or the Integrated Law Enforcement Center.
KPU, Bawaslu, DKPP, and the Foreign Ministry held a meeting on Monday, Feb. 26 to discuss the vote trading allegation and the re-vote format. The re-vote was specifically intended for voters who have voted through the postal method and mobile ballot voting. Hasyim mentioned that the re-vote will be conducted in polling stations as well as mobile ballots.
Kuala Lumpur housed the biggest overseas voter population, reaching 447,258 Indonesians.
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