Entering The Calm Period, 2,300 DKI Provincial Government Personnel Lower The Campaign Attributes For Election Contestants In Jakarta

A total of 2,300 personnel across work units of the DKI Provincial Government have lowered the attributes of the election participant campaign in Jakarta. (doc the DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government deployed 2,300 personnel across work units of regional apparatus to deploy campaign props (APK) belonging to election participants scattered in the capital city when entering a quiet period of the 2024 General Election.

Head of DKI Jakarta Satpol PP Arifin said the decline in campaign attributes began at 00.00 WIB by walking along roads in five city areas.

On that occasion, Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono also directly monitored the process of decreasing the APK on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Jakarta.

"The calm period is that activities or campaign activities are not allowed before the general election. As many as 2,300 personnel we have mobilized at this activity. We have carried out the decline in the APK by combing environmental roads and protocol roads in Jakarta," Arifin told reporters, Sunday, February 11.

Arifin admitted that the APK installed by the election participants was within reach which was difficult to deploy directly.

Therefore, the operational fleets of various regional devices such as crane cars are also used to facilitate coverage at the time of the decline in the APK.

The activities were carried out on the protocol road, namely Jalan Medan Merdeka, Statue Tani, Jalan Thamrin-Sudirman, Semanggi area, Jalan S. Parman, Jalan Rasuna Said, and Jalan M. T. Haryono.

In addition, the decline in the APK also targets environmental roads, flyovers, pedestrian bridges (JPO), and social facilities (fasos) and other public facilities (fasum) in Jakarta.

"We need to pay attention to safety factors. Therefore, we are also preparing a crane if there is an APK installed at a height level. Let's create an orderly and conducive atmosphere into a period of calm and face voting day for the 2024 General Election," Arifin explained.

As is known, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has set a calm period for the 2024 General Election for 3 days, from 11 to 13 February 2024. The quiet period lasts after a campaign period of 75 days by the election participants. After the peace period ends, the public will vote at the polling station (TPS) according to their place of residence.

In Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, it is stated that the implementers, participants, and/or campaign teams for the presidential and vice-presidential elections are prohibited from campaigning during calm times.

Violations of prohibitions during calm times are threatened with a maximum imprisonment of 4 years and a maximum fine of IDR 48 million.