Makassar KPU Ensures Dismissal Of 8 PPS Members According To Procedures

The atmosphere of the Makassar City General Election Commission (KPU) Office, South Sulawesi. BETWEEN/Darwin Fatir.

The General Election Commission (KPU) of Makassar City, South Sulawesi has confirmed that the dismissal of eight members of the voting committee (PPS) is in accordance with procedures.

"We have carried out according to the procedure, where we followed up on the recommendations of the results of the Bawaslu examination, where the recommendation points were dismissal," said Makassar KPU member, Endang Sari, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 14.

According to him, the Makassar KPU imposed severe sanctions on eight members of the village PPS in Tamalate District after the issuance of recommendations from the Makassar Bawaslu that there was a violation of the election organizer's code of ethics.

"So this is a recommendation of Bawaslu in the structure of holding elections that must be followed up," he emphasized.

This was followed by a representative from eight PPS who was fired, it was discovered that the former chairman of PPS Maccini Sombala, Israq, objected to being dismissed.

He considered that the Makassar City KPU was suspected of not being professional in issuing a Decree (SK) for the dismissal of eight pps on duty in the Tamalate District area.

The issuance of Makassar City KPU Decree number 335 as of June 23, 2023 regarding the dismissal of PPS on charges of violating the code of ethics is considered non-procedural and far from the Makassar KPU work professionalism.

The decision, he said, was issued without going through several stages as stipulated in KPU Decree number 337 of 2020. Where, the regulation is carefully and in detail the process and stages of imposing sanctions if there are adhoc organizers at the PPK, PPS and KPPS levels when they commit violations.

The dismissal decree was issued on June 23, 2023, after eight pps were invited once to provide clarification on June 22, 2023 via video virtual zoom.

According to him, ideally the violation of the code of ethics was carried out by a code of ethics trial.

"We took the initiative to file a memorandum of objection to the outcome of the decision. Today we have submitted an objection note to the Makassar KPU Office on the basis of unprofessional considerations and legal defects. We also thank you for learning a lot and understanding regulations related to holding elections," said Israq.

Previously, the Makassar Bawaslu summoned a number of PPS members suspected of attending a meeting with a head of a branch member of a community organization allegedly facilitated by candidates.

This was revealed after receiving a report from the local community. Furthermore, he issued a recommendation to the Makassar KPU to be followed up.