Anies Cancels Meeting King In Maluku Reflecting On Gibran's Meeting Previously Allegedly Violating Rules

Presidential Candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, a political oration in campaign activities in Ciamis, West Java, Thursday, January 4, 2024. (ANTARA PHOTO-Adeng Busto)

JAKARTA - The Regional Winning Team (TPD) Anies-Muhaimin stated that it canceled the meeting schedule with the king-se-Maluku to anticipate possible violations of the 2024 election campaign.

TPD reflects on the previous meeting between vice presidential candidate number 2, Gibran Rakabuming Raka met the king throughout Maluku allegedly included in the element of violation by the Maluku Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu).

"We discussed it with the National Winning Team (Timnas), finally with a heavy heart we eliminated our invitations to the Latupati," said the head of the TPD candidate pair number 1 Anies-Muhaimin, Rosita Usman in Ambon, Sunday, January 14, confiscated by Antara.

In fact, according to him, technically, all of these invitations to the Latupati have been prepared by the team.

"But not by reducing our respect for the Latupati, we have conveyed it to them and they understand the situation and conditions," he said.

In addition to canceling meeting with Latupati throughout Maluku, Presidential Candidate Anies Baswedan is also reportedly not visiting the Southeast Maluku Tual on his campaign agenda.

He explained that Anies' visit agenda in Maluku had been regulated by the Amin National Winning Team (Timnas).

"If we change it means a whole change and it will be very time-consuming with this limited campaign time," he said.

Anies' campaign visit to Maluku is scheduled to take place a full day on January 15, 2024, starting from the congregational dawn prayer and entourage at the old An-Nur mosque, Batu Merah, cultum, pilgrimage to Habaib sacred tombs behind the Red Batu Mosque, as well as coffee with the people of Ambon City until 08.00 WIT.

Then the group headed to Tial Village for the Anies Desak event along with BEM students throughout Maluku, youth leaders, women, Maluku NGOs.

Furthermore, the friendship with community leaders, interfaith leaders, traditional leaders, academics, scholars, NGOs and women leaders as well as other community groups with 500 participants.

Anies' convoy is estimated to number 1500 to 3000 supporters from Ambon City.