KPK: Fajar Attack During Election Tuntun Officials To Other Corrupt Behavior

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded prospective people's representatives not to carry out 'dawn attacks' while campaigning. This practice is considered to have caused them to be vulnerable to corruption when elected later.

This was conveyed by Deputy Chairman Johanis Tanak during the 2023 Anti-Corruption Bus Roadshow in Bogor City. He said, the phenomenon of envelopes containing money and basic necessities to buy votes often occurs during general elections (elections).

"It is not uncommon for some of them (legislative candidates, ed) to spread envelopes containing money and basic necessities, or what is often called dawn attacks or vote buying (demic, red) affects the public to choose certain candidates," Johanis said in a written statement, Sunday, May 14.

"This is corrupt behavior that will lead to other acts of corruption," he continued.

The public is asked to actively reject this practice. This is because the practice of money politics or basic necessities only produces leaders who cannot work.

In addition, officials who are elected by cheating tend to be corrupt in order to return the capital that has been issued. "This is a consequence of the money politics," said Johanis.

Thus, the practice of illegal levies and budget cuts eventually occurred and harmed many people. "So to avoid this, the chain of dawn attacks must be cut off by not accepting envelopes or basic necessities," concluded Johanis.