Sorry Nyawer After Registering For Candidates At The KPU, Garut Regent's Wife: That's Our Spontaneity

Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan's wife is also a candidate for the Garut Regency DPRD Diah Kurniasari. (ANTARA-Feri Purnama)

The wife of Garut Regent Rudy Gunawan, Diah Kurnisawi, apologized to the community and the election organizers for their activities.

Diah menyawer uang usai mendaftarkan diri sebagai bakal calon anggota DPRD Kabupaten Garut. Praktik itu dilakukan di lingkungan Kantor KPU Garut.

"We apologize, we have no intention, but the incident was our spontaneity," said Diah Kurniasari at the Garut Bawaslu Office, West Java, Monday, May 22.

As Chairman of the DPD of the Garut Regency NasDem Party, Diah apologized to the public and the ranks of the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the local Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) for the distribution of the money.

He admitted that he spontaneously did this because he was asked to join the art of praying that his supporters brought during the registration of candidates at the Garut KPU Office. Diah emphasized that he did not do this on purpose in the Garut KPU Office.

"Spontatanitas mengambil uang dari dompet, karena pemikiran saya gitu, ya, (menyawer) kalau di tradisi seni dohitan itu," tuturnya disitat Antara.

Meanwhile, Garut Regency Bawaslu member Ahmad Nurul Syahid said that despite a direct apology from the candidate concerned, his party was still processing cases of alleged election violations.

"Although there is an apology, we are still processing it so that it is clear. Later the decision will be made plenary first," said Ahmad.

Diah diketahui melakukan aksi menyawer bersama rekan partainya Suherman, mantan pejabat bureaucrat Pemerintah Kabupaten Garut yang juga bakal caleg DPRD Kabupaten Garut. Keduanya naik dokalan sambil melemparkan uang di Kantor KPU Garut, Kamis 11 Mei.