Samsudin, South Jakarta KPU Voiceholder Claims To Receive IDR 1.2 Million Per Week

Samsudin (blue shirt) who folded the 2024 Election ballot at the South Jakarta KPU Warehouse/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA The sorting and multiplicating of ballot paper at the warehouse of the South Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) involves local residents with a predetermined amount of payment.

Salah Samsudin, a paper folder from Cilodong, admitted that it had been paid Rp. 135 per ballot. According to Samsudin, the nominal is greater than other places.

"Here, IDR 135 per sheet is the most (large) in the warehouse of the South Jakarta KPU. Another place is IDR 120 per sheet", said Samsudin when met in the warehouse, Tuesday, January 9.

Samsudin admitted that he had been working on ballots since the South Jakarta KPU warehouse since Thursday, January 4. Until now, he has been working for 7 days. And he will receive the payment per week.

"Payed per week. Payment at 5 on Saturday. Sunday it comes in. This is the second week. Yesterday it was only 3 days. The problem is paid every Saturday. I was paid Rp 1.2 million," he said.

Samsudin explained that the target of the South Jakarta KPU was 3 thousand ballots, or 6 boxes per day. Samsudin also targets himself to fold 5 thousand ballots per day.

"Start from 8 to 11 at night. So come home following us. If you are private, 10 boxes. From there (KPU) at least 6 boxes," he said.

Samsudin's previous profession was a cellphone serviceman in Cilodong, Depok. He learned that there was additional work (folding ballot paper) from the South Jakarta KPU, based on information from his friends.

Samsudin was also interested because the pay offered to him was quite large compared to other regions. Samsudin admitted, the results of the work were used to meet the needs of daily life.

"I am a cellphone serviceman every day. I was informed by my friend to be a lipet maker (voting paper). Yes, I was interested. For the first time in Pulogadung (East Jakarta)," he said.