Sufmi Dasco: If There Is A Relationship Between Cooking Oil Corruption And The Postponement Of The Election, The Evidence Will Come Out On Its Own

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad/DOK VOI- Nailin In Saroh

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, responded to rumors of a connection to the alleged corruption case in the export of cooking oil with fundraising to launch the issue of postponing the 2024 election. According to him, the issue of postponing the election and increasing the term of office of the president is only a dynamic in the media. Meanwhile, political steps related to the approval of the 2024 election were taken in the DPR. "So then, if there is a dynamic stating that the funds are for postponing the election, then the legal apparatus, for example (follows up, ed). If it can be proven, further steps will be taken," said Sufmi Dasco at the Parliament Complex, Thursday, April 28. The daily chairman of the Gerindra Party emphasized that so far the discourse on postponing the election or extending the president's term of office was only a suggestion. "While the political process in the DPR and MPR never took place," said Dasco. Dasco also submitted these allegations to the Attorney General's Office for investigation. Where is currently handling the cooking oil corruption case carried out by the Director General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Trade and the private sector. "I think law enforcement officers will only focus on corruption cases. If there is any (relation to election delays, ed) later, the evidence will come out on its own," said Dasco.