Bawaslu Penajam Watches Political Campaigns On Social Media, Will Supervise Candidates And ASN Potentially Violating

Illustration of gadgets equipped with social media applications. (Pixabay-Erik Lucatero)

The North Penajam Paser (PPU) Regency Bawaslu closely monitored the activities of political campaigns on social media (medsos) following the closerment of the registration deadline for presidential and vice-presidential candidates scheduled for the third week of October 2023. PPU Bawaslu chairman Mohammad Khazin said the campaign supervision on social media mainly targets candidates for legislative members (caleg) and the PPU Regency State Civil Apparatus (ASN). "We monitor and monitor campaign movements on social media," he said in Penajam, East Kalimantan Province (Kaltim), Tuesday, October 5, which was confiscated by Antara. Khazin emphasized that ASN involved in practical politics, both direct campaigns and through social media, will be processed by Bawaslu. If an ASN is proven to have participated in the election participant campaign, Bawaslu will provide recommendations to the State Civil Apparatus Commission (KASN) regarding sanctions to ASN if it is proven to be involved in a specific candidate campaign, on social media. "The authority to determine light, moderate, or severe sanctions for ASN who are proven to be involved in practical politics lies with KASN," he said.

Regarding campaign monitoring and monitoring on social media, the North Penajam Paser Regency Bawaslu involved social media activists in the area nicknamed Benuo Taka. "The social media activist will help us to monitor political campaigns on social media," he said. Bawaslu, continued Khazin, has also held socialization to invite social activists in each sub-district. In addition, the socialization of Bawaslu duties and authorities in democratic parties in the country is also carried out in a number of schools in North Penajam Paser. Khazin said the socialization to the schools was to increase the active role of students to monitor potential election violations.