Sukamiskin Prison Ensures All Corruptor Prisoners Get The Right To Vote For The 2024 General Election Tomorrow

Former Bandung Mayor Yana Mulyana was detained in Sukamiskin Prison after being sentenced to 4 years in prison as evidenced corruption in the Bandung Smart City project. (Between)

BANDUNG - Sukamiskin Penitentiary (Lapas) in the city of Bandung ensures that all convicts in corruption cases get their voting rights in the 2024 General Election which will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, February 14.

"Incidentally, none of our assisted residents have the right to choose to be removed. This means that we must give them the opportunity and the right to vote," said Head of the Coaching Division of the Sukamiskin Medi Prison in Bandung, Tuesday, February 13, as quoted by Antara.

Medi said as many as 327 inmates had been registered as voters in the Permanent Voter List (DPT) in the 2024 General Election.

"So per day, the total number of our assisted residents is 327, consisting of 287 corruption crimes (tipikor), and the rest is general crimes," he said.

For readiness, he said, his party has prepared two special polling stations (TPS), seven members of the polling group (KPPS) and two security people from the state civil apparatus (ASN) of the Sukamiskin Prison.

"This election officer at the Sukamiskin Prison has been given technical guidance (bimtek) by the KPU, then yesterday we also simulated the process or the flow of the selection procedures," he said.

Medi ensured that the ASN assigned to become members of the KPPS would uphold the high neutrality for the inmates who would give the right to vote.

"This means that we have no direction or direction towards one of the pairs of presidential or vice presidential candidates, or are affiliated with one of the political parties," said Medi.

Furthermore, he said that this special TPS is based on e-KTPs. Residents assisted by Sukamiskin Prisons who are not from the domicile of Bandung and West Java only get one ballot, namely the general election of the president and vice president.

"The majority automaton that they will choose tomorrow is only for the election of presidential and vice presidential candidates. Why? Because it is in accordance with the average domicile, not in Bandung," he said.

In addition, he emphasized that his party will do everything possible to ensure that all inmates can channel their voting rights when voting day takes place.

"If the target is actually all inmates, it is hoped that they will participate in the democratic party because this is one of the rights given to them," he said.

Meanwhile, Bandung City Bawaslu member Bayu Mochamad said the existence of a special TPS needed to be monitored because there was a separate vulnerability, such as the exodus of voters.

Therefore, said Bayu, on voting day, supervisors will be deployed so that the voting process runs smoothly and safely, including in prisons and other special polling stations.

"We ensure that the supervision to this special TPS is in accordance with the procedures, mechanisms, and requirements. We carry out surveillance there. We coordinate with the authorities at the TPS location," said Bayu.