Attorney General Issues Order For Action For Regional Head Candidates To Be Postponed

JAKARTA - Attorney General ST Burhanuddin issued an order to all his staff to postpone the legal process against regional head candidate pairs who participated in the 2020 regional head elections (Pilkada). The action was carried out after the appointment of the elected regional head.

Head of the Attorney General's Office of Legal Information, Hari Setiyono said the postponement of the legal process was aimed at keeping the 2020 Pilkada event conducive. So, the democratic party can run successfully without any obstacles.

"Maintaining a conducive climate by postponing the legal process, from investigation to execution, of potential mates at every stage of the election process," Hari said in his statement, Thursday, August 13.

However, Hari said, his party will still handle corruption allegations during the 2020 simultaneous regional elections. With the note, the handling is guided by the Indonesian Attorney General's Instruction Number 9 of 2019 concerning Optimizing the Role of the Indonesian Attorney's Office in Supporting and Successful Implementation of the 2020 Regional Elections.

Based on these instructions, Jampidsus investigators will take preventive steps against corruption by creating an anti-corruption system.

"So that the handling of corruption is not politicized or used as an issue to thwart the nomination of certain parties in the Pilkada," said Hari.

Apart from that, the prosecutor's apparatus is also asked to always maintain neutrality, independence and objectivity in organizing regional elections. Then, strengthen coordination with related agencies that are members of the Gakkumdu Center to take action against election violations.

"Strengthening the central role in the Gakkumdu Center as well as increasing the synergy with the elements of the Gakkumdu Center in order to create a common understanding of the application of articles and patterns of handling of election criminal cases," he said.

For your information, the simultaneous regional elections will be held on December 9, 2020. In this democratic party, all ASNs are urged to maintain neutrality during the election contestations so that they can continue to run conducive.