PDIP Defends Members Of Commission II Asking Money Politics To Be Legalized: This Is A Form Of Annoyance
JAKARTA - Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) DPP Djarot Saiful Hidayat said that Hugua's idea, a member of Commission II of the DPR from the PDIP faction to legalize money politics or money politics, was a form of annoyance because he saw the current conditions. This is because this practice often occurs even openly.
"This is actually a form of annoyance, a form of despair, a form of concern, and deep anger," said Djarot at the PDIP DPP office, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Thursday, May 16.
Djarot even said that this practice was not only in the morning like the habit of the dawn attack. "Renewing is okay, zuhur is allowed, ashar is allowed, maghrib is free, at midnight is allowed and there are several places that are openly near the TPS but left alone," he said.
Thus, Hagua's statement should be seen as a warning. This is really a decline in the quality of our democracy and this should not be allowed," said Djarot.
"So the expression of disappointment, annoyance is expressed in such a way, of course, we reject it. This is a warning so that the regional elections are no longer colored like this even though it feels difficult," he continued.
As previously reported, Hugua proposed the KPU to legalize the practice of money politics or money politics. This was conveyed in a working meeting (raker) of Commission II of the DPR with the KPU, Bawaslu, DKPP, and the Ministry of Home Affairs in a meeting at the DPR building, Wednesday, May 15.
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"Don't we think money politics is legalized in PKPU with certain limits? Because money politics is a necessity, (without, red) money politics, no one chooses, no one chooses in society because the atmosphere is different," said Hugua when delivering his proposal.
Hugua said that the political contestation of money is detrimental, especially for those who do not have capital. So, instead of being carried out in a hidden manner, it should be legalized but the amount is regulated.
"So we should just legalize it with certain boundaries. We legalize a maximum of Rp. 20,000 or Rp. 50,000 or Rp. 1 million or Rp. 5 million," he concluded.