KPU: Dismissal Of 7 Members Of PPLN Kuala Lumpur Through DKPP

JAKARTA - Member of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Mochammad Afifuddin said the dismissal of seven members of the Kuala Lumpur Foreign Election Committee (PPLN), Malaysia, must go through the Honorary Council of Election Organizers (DKPP).

This follows the determination of seven members of PPLN Kuala Lumpur as suspects in alleged election crimes related to the increase in the number of elections by the Directorate of General Crimes (Dittipidum) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.

"Yes (the permanent dismissal must go through DKPP)," Afif said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, February 29.

He explained that with the stipulation of seven PPLN members with suspect status, the KPU would take steps to proceed to DKPP.

"The mechanism for dismissal can still be based on the results of the DKPP examination of the status of PPLN who is a suspect," he said.

Previously, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Brigadier General Pol. Djuhandani Rahardjo Puro explained that the determination of seven suspects was carried out after his party held a case on Wednesday (28/2) in the Sub-Directorate IV Meeting Room of the Dittipidum.

The investigation of this case has been carried out since investigators received a police report with the number: LP/B/60/II/SPKT Bareskrim Polri, dated February 20, 2024 with the reporter Rizky Al Farzie.

From the police report, a Kabareskrim warrant was issued Number: Sprin/1635/II/RES.1.24./2024/Bareskrim, dated February 28, 2024.

The results of the case title found that there were allegations of criminal acts in the form of intentionally adding or reducing the voter list in the election after the stipulation of a fixed voter list and/or intentionally falsifying the data and voter list that occurred in the period around June 21, 2023 until now.

This violation violates the provisions in Article 545 and/or Article 544 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, which occurred at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"According to the facts found in the case title, the six suspects are suspected of adding or reducing the voter list. One suspect is suspected of deliberately falsifying data and voter lists," said Djuhandhani.

As for the legal acts carried out by the suspects, the data and the voter list were falsified.

It is known that the Population Data for the Potential Election Voters (DP4) of the Indonesian KPU for voters in Kuala Lumpur is 493,856, and what Coklit has done by Pantarlih is only 64,148.

"However, PPLN Kuala Lumpur has determined that the Voter List for the 2024 Election in the Kuala Lumpur area is not in accordance with the provisions," he said.

Based on Minutes Number: 007/PP.05.1.BA/078/2023 dated April 5, 2023 regarding the Recapitulation of the Temporary Voter List (DPS) of the Kuala Lumpur PPLN Level Number 491,152 voters.

Then, based on Minutes Number: 008/PP.05.1.BA/078/2023 dated May 12, 2023, concerning the Recapitulation of the Kuala Lumpur PPLN Level Temporary Voter Results (DPSHP), totaling 442,526 voters.

PPLN Kuala Lumpur also determined voter data for Minutes Number: 009/PP/05. I-BA/078/2023 dated June 21, 2023 regarding the Recapitulation of the Fixed Voter List (DPT) of the Kuala Lumpur PPLN Level, totaling 447,258 voters.

Djuhandhani said the voter list and voter data had been determined by PPLN Kuala Lumpur, carried out in an improper manner and not in accordance with the provisions of the Legislation, only based on the calculation of the percentage of the lobby-loby agreement with representatives of the Political Party.

With the determination of seven suspects, said Djuhandhani, his party will immediately complete the case file with the remaining six working days remaining.