KPU: Paslon No More Excuses For Not Understanding Pilkada Health Protocols

JAKARTA - General Election Commission (KPU) I Dewa Raka Sandi stated that candidate pairs could no longer crowd crowds on the grounds that they did not understand the rules and restrictions on health protocols in the 2020 Pilkada stages.

The reason is that the KPU has repeated the socialization to ensure all 2020 Pilkada stakeholders carry out all stages using the health protocol.

"All stakeholders get information and know the mechanisms, procedures, and procedures in the health protocol. This is so that there is no reason that they do not know," Dewa said in a webinar discussion, Wednesday, September 23.

According to Dewa, the crucial stages that the KPU warned to avoid crowds and mass gathering were the determination of the candidate pairs on September 23, drawing serial numbers on September 24, and the campaign period from September 26 to December 5.

In the determination of candidate pairs, the KPU did not invite pilkada participants to attend the location. This is because the determination is only made in the plenary meeting of the provincial and regency-city KPUs.

"The procedure has been regulated in PKPU, and the results will be announced on the KPU announcement board, on the KPU website, as well as on the official accounts of provincial and regency / city KPU that hold Pilkada," said Dewa.

Meanwhile, related to the draw and serial number houses, the regional KPU will coordinate with candidate pairs and campaign teams to comply with health protocols.

"If there is a violation, then the party who violates it must be responsible. Of course, in accordance with the provisions of the prevailing laws and regulations," he explained.

Furthermore, at the campaign stage, the KPU revised KPU Regulation Number 6 of 2020 and KPU Regulation Number 10 of 2020 which contained the implementation of the 2020 Pilkada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This PKPU has not been promulgated. However, in broad outline, there will be the application of sanctions for candidates who violate health protocols. These sanctions are administrative in nature, ranging from dissolving to reducing campaign quota.

"It could be that we give a written warning, then stop the violating activities, if necessary accompanied by dissolution," said Dewa.

"There is one more thing, namely the sanction for not campaigning for a certain period of time for the type of campaign it is breaking," he continued.