A Number Of TPS Supervisors In Solo Are Sick Due To Fatigue

KPPS officers compiled ballots in a simulation of the 2024 General Election voting and counting at the East Jakarta KPU Office, 18 December 2023. (ANTARA FOTOM Adimaja)

JAKARTA - A number of Supervisors of polling stations (PTPS) in Solo City, Central Java (Central Java) experienced illness due to fatigue after serving in the voting process. The commissioner of the Surakarta City Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), Setyo Puji Santoso, said that at least three reports had been submitted to Bawaslu regarding this condition. "There were several reports, three of which stood out because some were stomach acid, fainted, and some had an accident in Jebres," he said in Solo, Central Java, Thursday, February 15, which was confiscated by Antara. Related to this, he has not been able to confirm the latest condition of the supervisory officers at the TPS level. He said a number of sick officers were due to lack of rest. "Even though this voting is carried out simultaneously and does take extra time, even today there are still voting processes," he said. Meanwhile, Surakarta City KPU Chairman Bambang Christanto said of all officers of the Voting Organizing Group (KPPS) in Solo City, a total of 12,411 people were in good health. "In the city of Surakarta, if you are tired, yes, if you die, there is no one," he said.

He said all KPPS officers in Solo City were protected by BPJS Kesehatan and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. "That's our effort to protect friends. Hopefully it won't be used, meaning that all of the officers are healthy. This protects friends from PPK to KPPS," he said.