News Appears of a Demo Plan Against Akhyar in Medan, Volunteers Demand a Campaign Healthily

JAKARTA - There is information about the planned demonstration against the Acting Mayor of Medan, Akhyar Nasution, who is running for the Pilkada. The winning team asked all parties to campaign healthily.

"We, from the Akhyar winning team, think that these are unhealthy campaign methods. We perceive a strong reaction from elements of society who say that this is the PKI's method,” said Chief of Volunteer Kawan Akhyar, Suwandi Purba to reporters, Friday, September 4.

According to Suwandi, the news of the planned demonstration against Akhyar was spread via WhatsApp group chain messages. This demonstration is said to be held on Monday, September 7, in front of the Mayor's office.

“In Medan, we received reports from the public. A chain message was sent via WA from a certain unknown number asking Akhyar to be arrested. Last night, Akhyar's Facebook was inaccessible for several hours," continued Suwandi.

Akhyar's winning team responded coldly to this demonstration. For them, the demo news is a game to make the Medan election unsafe. 

"We also still doubt the truth of the demonstration. It may have been deliberately played by third parties who do not want Medan to be safe," he said.

Akhyar Nasution is paired Salman Alfarisi. He is the Deputy Chairman of the North Sumatra DPRD, who is also the Acting Chairman of the Medan PKS DPD.

According to the plan, Akhyar and Salman will register their candidacy in the Medan Regional Election to the KPU on Saturday, September 5.  The pair will fight against Bobby Nasution-Aulia Rachman. They have registered with the KPU Medan this afternoon.