Five Violations Found By The Lampung Bawaslu During The Campaign Period, There Are Allegations Of Money Politics

Five alleged campaign violations were found by the Lampung Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) by election participants in 15 districts and cities in this province. Violations committed vary from giving money to goods.

"Since the beginning of the campaign on November 28, 2023 until now there have been five findings of alleged violations that we have recorded," said Lampung Lampung Bawaslu Member Tamri, in Bandarlampung, Saturday.

He said the five findings of the alleged violation were in Pesisir Barat, East Lampung, Mesuji, Pringsewu and Tanggamus regencies.

"In the East Village, there are allegations of giving Rp. 50,000 to campaign participants by PAN legislative candidates, then, the West Coast provides electricity cables to campaign participants by NasDem candidates," he said.

Furthermore, Mesuji Regency there was a dispute between the DPRD election participants, between the PPP legislative candidate and the Democratic Party regarding the installation of campaign props (APK), then in Pringsewu there was an involvement of minors by the PAN legislative candidate and in Tanggamus there was a distribution of liquid fertilizers by PKS candidates.

"Based on the results of the evaluation of the trend of alleged election violations in the implementation of campaign activities, it is the distribution of materials to campaign participants outside the provisions regarding campaign materials. Then the trend of dispute over the election process in the implementation of campaign activities is dispute between election participants regarding the problems where the APK is installed," he said.

Then, continued Tamri, from the beginning of the campaign which was held from November 28 to Kams, December 7 by the 2024 Election participants there were 261 campaign activities in Lampung Province.

"Of the 261 campaign activities in Lampung, 228 are campaigns carried out by members of the DPR and DPRD both Province, Regency and City. Then 29 campaign activities participating in the Presidential/Vice Presidential Election and four campaign activities participating in the election for Regional Representative Council (DPD) members," he said.

He also said that, from the campaign carried out in Lampung Province, South Lampung Regency was the most area with 60 campaign activities carried out by election participants.

"Meanwhile, the area with the least campaign activities carried out by election participants, namely Metro City, is zero activities," he said.

He also said that the Lampung Bawaslu also paid attention to several things, such as there are still several campaign activities participating in the election for candidates for district/city level DPRD members who have not submitted a notification receipt (STTP).

"There are activities of mass organizations and other community activities independently involving members of the DPR, DPD and DPRD who are also candidates for legislative members or candidates for legislative members during the campaign stage," he said.

Then, he continued, Bawaslu also paid attention to the existence of recess activities, work visits or socialization of the performance of DPR members, DPD and DPRD who are also candidates for legislative members in the implementation of the campaign stage.

"Our notes on general problems related to administrative order are campaign activities in the form of face-to-face meetings and campaign activities in the form of distributing campaign materials that have not been equipped with a notification letter to the police and the institutions of election organizers according to their level," he said.