DKI Bawaslu Investigate Alleged Politics Of DPR Candidates In Tambora During A Calm Period

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Election Supervisory Agency is investigating allegations of money politics by prospective members of the DPR legislature (caleg) in Tambora, West Jakarta.

"West Jakarta Bawaslu is investigating the alleged money political case in the quiet period," said DKI Jakarta Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) Violation Coordinator Benny Sabdo as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 13.

Benny emphasized that Bawaslu will investigate the case in order to prevent money politics (moneypolitics) which has the opportunity to damage the integrity of democracy.

In addition, his party also found allegations of money politics from one of the candidates for the DKI DPRD in East Jakarta. The case is now in the pre-prosecution stage at the Establishment of the Integrated Law Enforcement Center (Gakkumdu) of East Jakarta Bawaslu.

In a calm period, Bawaslu DKI Jakarta strictly prohibits campaign activities for all election participants, both presidential candidates (candidates) and legislative candidates.

Moreover, money politics is a crime that is an election crime. "Moreover, they carry out money politics activities, we will take firm action," he said.

This is based on Article 523 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections which reads "Every executor, participant, and/or election campaign team who deliberately promises or provides cash or other material in return to voters directly or indirectly as referred to in Article 278 paragraph (2) shall be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of 4 (four) years and a maximum fine of IDR 48,000,000.00 (fourty-eight million rupiah)".

BawasluDKI Jakarta conducts patrols to prevent money politics during the calm period of the 2024 General Election.

"All Election Supervisory Committees (Panwaslu) in 44 sub-districts and Panwaslu Kelurahan/Villages (PKD) in 267 sub-districts carry out patrols to prevent money politics in the community," said Head of DKI Jakarta Bawaslu Munandar Nugraha.

The supervisors of the Voting Station (PTPS) spread across 30,766 polling stations in six areas were involved in the patrol of the money's political watchdog.