Causes Of Thousands Of TPS In Papua Haven't Implemented Votes: Polemic Of Noken System To Distribution

Election illustration (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of 1,297 polling stations or polling stations in the Papua region have not yet carried out the voting. One of the causes is social conflict in the implementation of the noken system.

"This noken system is thick with vulnerabilities (social conflict). Like in Puncak Jaya, there is a tug of war over the voices of the masses so that (the voting) cannot be carried out," said Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius D. Fakhiri in his statement, Thursday, February 15.

The noken system, known as the tie system, is a decision-making based on a joint agreement or acclamation to vote in the General Election (Pemilu) process.

The decision-making or agreement was made by a group of indigenous peoples according to traditional, traditional, cultural, and wisdom values.

Constraints with this noken system occur in the regions of Central Papua and Papua Mountains.

Based on data as many as 1,172 polling stations in Central Papua and 91 polling stations in Papua, the mountains have not yet held elections.

Then, there are also distribution problems that have not been cast.

"In the Mamberamo Raya area, there are 4 districts that have not yet been affected, that's because there are no helicopters to carry logistics there, also in several other areas in the mountains due to transportation problems and also the weather," he said.

Fakhiri continued, there were as many as 697 out of 811 total polling stations in Puncak Jaya Regency who had to do follow-up voting. Other follow-up voting must also be carried out by 383 out of 463 total number of polling stations in Intan Jaya Regency and 92 out of 499 total polling stations in Paniai Regency.

As for other areas, such as in Papua, mountains that also use a noken system, 87 out of 1,083 polling stations in Tolikara Regency and 4 out of 1,034 polling stations in Jayawijaya Regency must re-vote.

"But, we are grateful that there is no interference from armed criminal groups," he said.

Meanwhile, another implementation constraint in Paniai Regency occurred due to an incident of destroying ballot boxes during distribution on Monday, February 12. At that time, the masses burned and dismantled ballot boxes due to a misunderstanding regarding logistics completeness.

Based on data obtained, 1,297 polling stations that have not yet carried out the voting came from 3 provinces, namely the Papua Province as many as 34 polling stations, spread across Keerom 1 TPS Regency, Mamberamo Raya Regency 16 polling stations, Sarmi Regency 8 polling stations and Waropen Regency as many as 9 polling stations.

Berikut, Provinsi Papua Tengah sebanyak 1.172 TPS yang tersebar di Kabupaten Paniai 92 TPS, Kabupaten Intan Jaya 383 TPS dan Kabupaten Puncak Jaya sebanyak 697 TPS.

As for Papua Province, there are 91 polling stations spread across Jayawijaya Regency 4 polling stations and 87 polling stations in Tolikara Regency.