Denying Allegations Of Meetings Between Gibran And The King Of Makluku Asking For Support, TKN: Only Gathering

Deputy Chairperson of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN) Mahfudz Siddiq (DOK VOI/Abdul Aziz)

JAKARTA - Deputy chairman of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN) Mahfudz Siddiq dismissed accusations that the meeting between the Vice President Gibran and the King throughout Maluku was a form of support or invitation to choose Prabowo-Gibran. Because Mahfudz Siddiq emphasized that the meeting between Gibran and the King throughout Maluku was just a gathering. "I think meetings are common in our society," said Siddiq at the Prabowo-Gibran Volunteer Secretary in Palmerah, West Jakarta, Thursday, January 12. Siddiq, who is also the Secretary General of the Gelora party, also compared the dinner meeting between President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo Subianto some time ago. Siddiq said Gibran's activities did not violate the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU). "Pak Jokowi as President just met Pak Prabowo, that's a normal thing too, this is a gathering. What is not allowed if then in one meeting it is in a campaign arena where if the provisions in the PKPU have promises, invitations and so on," explained Siddiq. Siddiq also said that if there was an election violation, Gibran was ready to be reported by Bawaslu whether he was proven to have violated it or not.

"If there are things that violate the rules. Bawaslu will definitely enforce it," said Siddiq. It is known that the Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka held a meeting with a number of heads of state governments and village heads in Ambon City, Central Maluku on Thursday, January 11. The General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) of Maluku Province stated that Gibran's visit was suspected of violating the rules. "The Vice President with serial number 2, immediately held a meeting with a number of heads of state governments (KPN) and village heads, both from Ambon City and Central Maluku Regency. Initially, we stated that this was a violation during the visit of the Gibran Vice Presidential Candidate in Maluku,” said a member of the Maluku Province Bawaslu, Samsun Ninilouw in Ambon, Antara, Thursday, January 11. He explained that the violation was evident in the involvement of village officials who attended the Kunker son of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. The Maluku Bawaslu found around 30 village heads from the estimated 100 people who were also present at political safari activities in Swiss-Belhotel Ambon. In fact, Law Number 7 of 2017 has regulated the ban. "Regarding the village head, we state that this is a violation even though this is not final," he said.