There Are No Criminal Elements, The Investigation Of The Flow Of Foreign Funds To The Winning Accounts Of The Riau Islands Pilgub Winner Ansar Ahmad Is Terminated

Member of Bawaslu Kepri Indrawan (Photo: Nikolas Panama / ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Riau Islands Province (Kepri) Integrated Law Enforcement Center (Kepri) has stopped investigating the alleged flow of foreign funds to a bank account belonging to Ansar Ahmad, candidate for governor number 3, who is paired with Marlin Agustina.

Member of Bawaslu Kepri Indrawan, confirmed that the investigation of the case was stopped.

"We have examined the reporter, the reported, and the related parties in investigating this case. Based on the results of the second phase of the investigation, there were no elements of any criminal or violation of Article 187 of the Election Law," he explained as quoted by Antara, Sunday, January 31.

The case of the alleged flow of funds from foreigners to Ansar's account was reported by the Candidate Team for Governor and Deputy Governor Serial Number 2, Isdianto-Suryani. Based on the results of the investigation, Ansar's 30 thousand Singapore dollars belonged to him, which he converted into rupiah currency.

The money was exchanged by Susilo, a member of Ansar Ahmad's winning team at one of the money exchange counters in Tanjungpinang.

"That is personal money, not foreign funds that go into the paslon's account, which are then used for campaigns," he said.

Previously, a member of the Ansar-Marlin winning team, Syarafuddin Aluan, said that from the beginning he had predicted that the Isdianto-Suryani team report could not be followed up. The 30 thousand Singapore dollars belonged to Ansar, not a gift from a foreign company or foreign person.

However, he considered, politically the report was normal. Every politician will use various means to win, one of which is looking for weaknesses of his opponent.

"We have emphasized from the start that the campaign fund reports, both incoming and used funds, are clear and transparent, in accordance with applicable regulations," he said.

Based on the plenary meeting to determine the votes acquired by the Candidates for Governor and Deputy Governor of the Riau Islands, Ansar Ahmad-Marlin Agustina managed to get the most votes compared to his two political rivals.

Candidate candidate pair number 03 supported by four political parties (Golkar, NasDem, PPP, and PAN) won 308,553 votes or 39.97 percent.

This pair won in five districts / cities, namely in the capital city of Riau Islands Province, Tanjungpinang City with 49,921 votes out of 92,825 voters who cast votes; in Bintan Regency getting 54,050 votes from 87,095 voters; in Anambas District, it received 12,135 votes 26,502 voters.