Police Confirm There Is No Examination Of The Ketapang Village Head Regarding The Presidential Election

Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police, Kombes Dirmanto. BETWEEN/HO-Bidhumas Polda East Java

Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police, Kombes Dirmanto, said that his party had never summoned or examined the village head (kades), one of which was the Head of Ketapang Village, Madura, regarding the 2024 presidential election contestation.

"The East Java Regional Police have never summoned the village head regarding the presidential or vice presidential candidates. We are really neutral in making efforts to secure the election," said Dirmanto as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, December 14.

Meanwhile, the Head of Ketapang Village (Kades) DayaMoh. Widjan emphasized that he had never been summoned or questioned by the police regarding the interests of the 2024 presidential election.

"Essentially, I have never been summoned by any police from the police, police, or regional police. Never," Widjan told reporters, Thursday.

Regarding information stating that he was summoned or questioned by the police by framing the political interests of the 2024 presidential election, Widjan emphasized that it was not true at all.

"Moreover, the summons is information regarding the presidential election, it is very untrue," said Widjan asserted.

Widjan regretted the information that cornered him. According to him, it was very detrimental to him personally.

Moreover, said Widjan, so far he has never stumbled or had legal problems.

"For myself, I am very uncomfortable and there are also voters asking, in the news it is a bit clear that I was summoned, if called by the authorities it means that I have legal problems, and this is not good, the family is worried too," said Widjan.

Regarding this problem, Widjan also reported the information submitted by Tempo Magazine to the Press Council.

The report was filed by Widjan who is also the Chairman of the Klebun Pantura Association, Sampang Regency, on Tuesday (12/12), on suspicion of ethical violations committed by Tempo Magazine on the December 4'10 edition.

In this edition, one of the writings entitled "Intimidation of Legal Apparatus to Regional Heads and Village Apparatus to Support Prabowo-Gibran Rakabuming Raka illustrates the existence of a command from Jakarta".

It was reported that the instruction was massively ordered in Central Java and East Java.

Widjan admitted that he had never been summoned, especially since the police were questioned in Bangkalan, Sampang, or any area, especially with regard to political contestation, in this case close to or related to the visit of Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md. in Bangkalan on Saturday, November 18, 2023, as stated in the weekly Tempo magazine edition 4 December 10, 2023.

According to him, this report to the Press Council is in order to uphold muruahmedia and maintain a conducive community situation.