MEDAN - The affairs of the Regional Head Election (Pilkada) are simultaneously used by a handful of people for profit. There are a number of regional heads whose names are given.

Most recently, the Governor of North Sumatra (Sumut) Edy Rahmayadi was the victim of a hoax. Edy Rahmayadi had his name painted for the North Sumatra Pilkada fundraising.

"Hoax requests for funds to secure the implementation of Pilkada," said Governor Edy Rahmayadi, Sunday, October 25.

In a hoax letter circulating, the name of the Governor of North Sumatra, Edy Rahmayadi, was used to raise Pilkada funds from companies.

A hoax letter in circulation containing a request for financial assistance to company directors in the North Sumatra region. The perpetrator included the account number for collecting Pilkada security funds including the WhatsApp number in the name of Reza Zulmi Fahlevi and email [email protected].

This letter includes the stamp of the governor of North Sumatra and the signature of the Governor of North Sumatra, Edy Rahmayadi.

"Circulars have been circulating on behalf of the Governor of North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi, regarding the request for financial assistance to secure the Pilkada, we hereby inform you that the circular letter is untrue, and please refrain from distributing it," said a statement from the Public Relations of the North Sumatra Provincial Government.

Bali Governor Koster Painted

Previously, the name of the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, was also circulated by unscrupulous people by distributing fake letters containing requests for fundraising to secure the implementation of Pilkada.

"The Governor of Bali Wayan Koster did not issue the fundraising letter," said Head of the Bali Communication, Informatics and Statistics Office, Gede Pramana.

Gede Pramana said that the fake letter using the letterhead with the Garuda logo was addressed to the leadership of directors of BUMN / BUMD / contractor / other service companies in Bali.

The letter contains a request for funds to secure the election implementation which can be transferred to a BRI account in Juwita's name

"To be more convincing, the letter maker also faked the stamp and signature of the Bali governor, Wayan Koster," he said.


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