Tangerang Regency KPU Fees Compensation For KPPS Officers Who Died While On Duty

Illustration of KPPS officers/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - The General Election Commission (KPU) of Tangerang Regency will provide compensation fees to KPPS officers who died while carrying out their duties in the 2024 General Election, yesterday.

"We will provide compensation later," said Tangerang Regency KPU chairman Muhammad Umar when confirmed, Thursday, February 15.

Umar said that his party had also coordinated with BPJS Kesehatan regarding KPPS officers who died during the election yesterday.

"And we have coordinated and conveyed it to BPJS Kesehatan," he said.

He also admitted that based on the information from the Head of the Sindang Jaya KPPS, Pasar Kemis, the victim was exhausted while on duty at the vote count at his TPS.

Especially at the time of the incident, the weather in his area was in bad weather. This makes the officers more extra in carrying out their duties.

"Last night I immediately called the head of the PPK Pasar Kemis, it was admitted that he (the deceased) was a bit tired," he said.

Umar explained that in this case the KPU had made various anticipatory efforts related to unwanted incidents against organizing officers, both PPK, PPS and KPPS.

Even before the election activities, his party coordinated with local governments regarding the examination and supervision of the health conditions of the organizers.

"We ensure that these friends are included in BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and BPJS Kesehatan. We have coordinated with the Regional Government to prepare vitamins and so on," he concluded.