VIDEO: Commission III Meeting Of The DPR RI Breaks, Police Calls Foreign Funding For Presidential And Vice Presidential Candidates

VIDEO: Commission III Meeting Of The DPR RI Breaks, Police Calls Foreign Funding For Presidential And Vice Presidential Candidates. (VOI Video graphics Team)

JAKARTA - On November 15, 2023, the House of Representatives Commission III meeting was in the main spotlight with a critical agenda and several controversial moments regarding the political dynamics in Indonesia ahead of the 2024 presidential election. One of them, the National Police said that there was dark funding for foreign parties to presidential and vice presidential candidates.

This was explained by the Head of the National Police's Office of the National Police, Komjen Fadil Imran, on page 35, that there was an activity of foreign intelligence operations that occurred. Of course, the members of the meeting were surprised, such as member of Commission III of the DPR RI Aboe Bakar Alhabsy who urged Fadil to explain his findings. Is it a fact that can be revealed or just an analysis.

On the other hand, the Secretary General of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) also asked about the neutrality of the National Police in the 2024 presidential election. In fact, the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo had issued a telegram letter Number 2407 containing directions for the police to maintain neutrality in the 2024 General Election. The Commission III meeting was then suspended and the National Police Headquarters had not yet provided an official answer to the question.

In addition to a transparent statement, the contestation budget and also a campaign for candidate pairs competing in the 2024 presidential election are also required. Contesting with three candidate candidate pairs is predicted to be two rounds. The budget approved by Commission II of the DPR, KPU and Bawaslu in September is only enough for one round.

The budget for the KPU is IDR 28.3 trillion and for Bawaslu it is IDR 11.6 trillion. Meanwhile, for the latest campaign costs in 2019, Bawaslu reported that none reached one trillion. The meeting became a stage that reflected the complexity and challenges faced by law enforcement agencies in ensuring their integrity and neutrality in the midst of political dynamics. Watch the video below.