Three Former Prisoners In Maluku Register For 2024 Election Candidates

Illustration of the 2024 General Election

AMBON - Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) of Maluku Province, Syamsul Rifan Kubangun revealed that there were three former prisoners who participated in running for legislative candidates (caleg) in the 2024 election.

"Regarding the former convict, for the prospective members of the DPD RI, we checked that there was one person, and he had a clear certificate," Rifan said, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 15.

He mentioned that the former convict who had been registered with the legislative candidate for the DPD RI, namely Samson Yasir Alkatiri, was accompanied by a certificate free from the Head of the Correctional Institution.

He explained that Alkatiri had served a prison sentence based on a court decision with permanent legal force and was not a repeated perpetrator of crimes.

"So there are no more technical and administrative burdens and others," he said.

In addition, there are also two other ex-convicts who have registered as candidates for the Maluku Provincial DPRD.

Rifan said that regarding the two former prisoners, the Maluku KPU has not yet been able to reveal the identity or initials of the former prisoner.

"This certainty can only be disclosed after the administrative verification period which will take place from May 15 to June 23, 2023," he said.

He said that currently his party had checked that there were two prospective Maluku DPRD candidates who had been convicted, but his party could not reveal their names because there were still administrative verification stages.