Hasto Asks To Anticipate Fraud In Regions Ahead Of Voting: Bring Recording Equipment When There Is A Suspicious Meeting

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (center) (Doc Photo Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Secretary of the Ganjar-Mahfud National Winning Team (TPN), Hasto Kristiyanto, asked the public to use cellphones as a means of struggle. They are asked to record any suspicious activities ahead of the upcoming February 14 voting. "“Handphones must be a tool of struggle and the people, please the public, whenever there are suspicious meetings, bring together the recording equipment," said Hasto at the Media Center TPN Ganjar-Mahfud, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, January 17. "So those who try to abuse power will face the power of the people," continued the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP). Hasto said that there had been a lot of intimidation or fraud that was caught because of the community's initiative to record the incident. “ This shows the strength of resistance," he said. This intimidation and fraud, continued Hasto, was because there was a fear from other parties if Ganjar-Mahfud. One of the things he insinuated was the presidential candidate number two, Prabowo Subianto, who he said was afraid of Ganjar. "Even Mr. Prabowo was afraid that he was so scared that Mr. Ganjar said that the letter G was missing, so he became omon omon. That's just the letter G to be feared by Mr. Prabowo," he said. Meanwhile, the Deputy for Law for the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud, Todung Mulya Lubis, said that there were allegations of fraud that occurred in three regions. First, the violation committed by the Takalar Regency Government Secretary Muhammad Hasbi during the Teacher's Rembuk at the local museum. Second, there is a member of Forkopimda in Batubara Regency, North Sumatra who gave directions to win the number two pair, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 presidential election. Finally, there is the Head of SMP of the Medan City Education Office as well as the Secretary General of the Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI) who allegedly directed teachers and school principals to choose Prabowo-Gibran. Todung asked all these allegations to be investigated.

"So I want to ask, yes, through this forum through this press briefing to all parties who hear this not to be afraid. The bet is the fate of this nation. The bet is the fate of all of us,” said Todung at the same location. " “ We don't want our election for the presidential election to be flawed, we don't want our election to be considered as a KW-KW election for nuts," he concluded.