Invite Supporting Candidates For Participants In The 2024 Election, Wawalkot Cilegon Examined By Bawaslu

Wawalkot Cilegon Sanuji Pentamarta's official car at the Cilegon Bawaslu Office, Monday (9/10/2023). BETWEEN/Susmiatu Hayati

BANTEN - The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Cilegon summoned the Deputy Mayor (Wawalkot) of Cilegon Sanuji Pentamarta regarding alleged election violations. The Deputy Mayor is said to have directed support for one of the participants in the 2024 General Election.

"So the alleged violation, the Deputy, allegedly directed him to support one of the election participants," said Head of Bawaslu Cilegon, Alam Arcy Ashari, in Cilegon, Banten, Monday, October 9, confiscated by Antara.

According to him, the summons made was to clarify considering that the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician was suspected of violating Article 283 of Law Number 7/2017 concerning General Elections.

"In this case, the arrival of the deputy as a capacity, there is something that we are discussing, there are allegations of violations committed, so we just confirm. Meanwhile, only the deputy confirmation is true or not doing that,"

"The link is the alleged violation in Article 283 where state officials, ASN are not allowed, or prohibited from appealing, inviting, calling on election participants, before, during and after the campaign, regarding the deputy capacity we will summon," he said.

However, Bawaslu Cilegon still has not provided the results of the examination. Considering that it is currently still in the assessment stage. Meanwhile, if proven to have committed a violation, the deputy mayor of Cilegon can be subject to ethical sanctions.

To prevent similar violations that have the potential to be committed by state officials to ASN, his party appealed in accordance with Article 283 to be prohibited from making policy activities that invite directing to choose one of them during the before and after the campaign.

Meanwhile, the examination of the number two person in Cilegon City lasted for about an hour and after being examined, Pentamarta rushed to leave the Cilegon Bawaslu Office with his operational vehicle. "Just stay in touch," said the deputy mayor. He said that as he walked to the car.