Viral Video Of Women Sharing Money, Malang Bawaslu Investigate Allegations Of Money Politics In A Time Of Peace

Logo for the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Malang Regency. ANTARA/Vicki Febrianto.

Malang Regency's General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) is investigating allegations of money politics practices in the Gondanglegi District, Malang Regency, East Java. Coordinator of the Prevention Division, Community Participation and Public Relations Muhamad Hazairin said, on Sunday (11/2) there were reports of money politics practices on behalf of one of the pairs of presidential election candidates (Pilpres) 2024. "The point is that the activity involved is distributing money from one of the candidate pairs," said Hazairin as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 12.

For information, a video circulated on social media with the narrative of a woman who distributed money to people in the Malang Regency area during the quiet period of the 2024 General Election (Pemilu). In the 1 minute 6 second video, the money political actor came from one of the pairs of candidates who contested the 2024 presidential election. The distribution of the money occurred on February 11, 2024 and was carried out by a woman with the initials P.Hazairin explaining that his party received information regarding the existence of the political practice of the money from the local village head. The incident, initially reported by the head of the local neighborhood unit (RT), to the village head. "The amount of money distributed was Rp. 1 million for 20 residents who are neighbors of the woman. We have withdrawn the money," he said. The money came from one of the candidate pairs," he said.

The Malang Regency Bawaslu will follow up in seven working days. The woman who distributed the money was cooperative and willing to provide information to related parties. In addition, the Malang Regency Bawaslu will also hold a plenary meeting in the near future to determine whether there was an element of violation due to the alleged political practice of money that occurred in Putat Kidul Village and Panjang Village, Gondanglegi District.