Wow! Meranti Islands KPU Finds PNS-Polri Profession Featured By Political Parties During Faktual Verification

The Meranti Islands KPU commissioners carried out factual verification (verfak) of a member of a political party a few days ago. (. ANTARA/HO-KPU Meranti Islands)

The KPU of Meranti Islands Regency, Riau Province, during the factual verification process by the KPU found many names of residents who work as members of the National Police or civil servants as members of a number of political parties (political parties) as members. Members of the KPU Meranti Islands Regency, Hanafi, said the findings were revealed during the factual verification process for political party membership which ended on November 4, 2022. "We went to the names of the political party membership that were conveyed to us. When we verified factual in the field, we found a number of people who claimed to have never been members of the political party concerned. This is strange," said Hanafi in Selatpanjang, Antara, Friday, November 11. In verifying, said Hanafi, there are parties who cannot be found because they are outside the area. However, they are still looking for contacts and making video calls via cellphone to the person concerned. Many of these data claim to have never been part of political parties. The samples taken from all political parties that carried out verification were 150 people, most of whom said Hanafi admitted that he was not part of the political party. "So from the verification, there are even those who admit from civil servants and police," he said. Hanafi was reluctant to specify the number of residents of the sample and political parties committed fraud because the results of the verfak decision became the authority of the Indonesian KPU. "We cannot explain in detail because the results of our verfak are only a submission (submitting, submitting) to the Indonesian KPU system. The decision on the results remains with the KPU RI," he said. However, Hanafi said that the Indonesian KPU still provides time for improvements for political parties that do not meet the requirements. Regarding the existence of people whose names are used as members of political parties, Hanafi said, the person concerned can report it to the Meranti Islands KPU and currently there are dozens of people who have reported the incident. "We urge you to continue to report to the KPU, later there will be a form filled out. So far there have been dozens of people who have reported to us. Later we will submit the report to the Indonesian KPU and the Indonesian KPU will convey it to political parties," he concluded. To note, verfak is only applied to a number who do not pass the threshold value of parliament and new political parties. There are only seven political parties in Meranti Islands, namely Hanura, PBB, Gelora, PSI, Perindo, Garuda and the Ummat Party.