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PPPS Kordiv, Ahmad Maskuri (left), Bengkulu City Bawaslu Chair, Rahmat Hidayat (medium) and Bengkulu City Parnmas and Public Relations Coordination, Leka Yunita Sari (right)/ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu City General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) said there were two campaign rules that were allegedly violated by the Bengkulu Mayor.

The Coordinator of the Bengkulu City Bawaslu Division for Handling, Utilization and Violation of Disputes (Kordiv PPPS), Ahmad Maskuri, explained that the rules allegedly violated were related to the neutrality of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) and the alleged 2024 General Election.

"The report has entered the Bengkulu City Bawaslu and a study has been carried out and we have decided to follow up. Next we will coordinate with the Bengkulu Province Bawaslu because the violation process must coordinate to carry out the next process," Ahmad said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 15.

Based on the results of the legal study that has been carried out, his party agreed that the alleged violation committed by the Acting Mayor of Bengkulu will be followed up and coordinate with the Bengkulu Province Bawaslu.

The chairman of the Bengkulu City Bawaslu also conveyed the same thing regarding coordination with the Bengkulu Province Bawaslu regarding reports of alleged violations of ASN neutrality.

"From the results of the legal study that has been carried out, there are two violations, namely related to neutrality and alleged election crime. We do not necessarily determine someone today, because there is a mechanism that we do and we will coordinate with the Bengkulu Province Bawaslu for follow-up," he said.

Previously, the Bengkulu City Bawaslu conducted a legal study regarding alleged campaign violations committed by the Acting Mayor of Bengkulu Arif Gunadi.

This was done because the Acting Mayor of Bengkulu was suspected of distributing photos or pictures of candidates for members of the Bengkulu Province House of Representatives (DPRD), which is his own wife, a chat group consisting of 852 contacts and accompanied by an image of a candidate's ballot from one of the parties.

In addition, the Bengkulu Province Rafflesia Guard reported the Acting Mayor of Bengkulu Arif Gunadi to the Bengkulu Province Bawaslu regarding the alleged neutrality of ASN.