KPU Prepares Compensation Of IDR 46 Million For Election Officers Who Died

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Chairman of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) Hasyim Asy'ari admitted that he had prepared compensation for ad hoc officers who died while working during the 2024 election stage.

"Yes, compensation has been prepared," said Hasyim in his statement in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, February 17.

He explained that compensation for work accidents to death for election ad hoc organizers is regulated based on KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 8 of 2022 and technically regulated in KPU Decree Number 59 of 2023.

The amount of the compensation has also been regulated based on the Letter of the Minister of Finance S-647/MK.02/2022, through the Other Input Fee Units (SBML) for General Election Stages and Election Stages.

"For the amount of compensation amounting to Rp36,000,000 and for funeral expenses assistance amounting to Rp10,000,000," added Hasyim.

The KPU has recorded that thousands of ad hoc organizers were sick and dozens of individuals died during the 2024 election vote in the period 14-15 February.

Based on data, as of Friday, February 16, at 18.00 WIB, 35 officers died.

The details are three voting committees (PPS), 23 polling groups (KPPS), and nine members of the Community Protection Unit (Linmas).

The ad hoc officers who died while on duty were each one in Aceh, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Riau, Banten, Yogyakarta, East Nusa Tenggara, North Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua, and South Papua.

Then, there are two people in DKI Jakarta, six people in West Java, seven people in Central Java, seven people in East Java, and two people in South Sulawesi.

Meanwhile, ad hoc officers who fell ill during the implementation of the 2024 election voting and vote count at polling stations (TPS) and at the sub-district level were 3,909 people.

The details are the District Election Committee (PPK) 119 people, 596 PPK members, 2,878 KPPS officers, and 316 Linmas members.

The province with the highest number of ad hoc officers being treated for illness was West Java with 1,995 people; South Sulawesi 289 people, Central Java 265 people, East Java 182 people, Gorontalo 128 people, and Aceh 122 people.

Thus, West Java became the most province where the ad hoc officers who held the election fell ill or died, as many as 2,001 people; then followed by South Sulawesi 291 people, and Central Java 272 people.