Fast Counting Expert Should Not Be Used To Legitize Paslon's Victory, Why?

Illustration of quick count (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Constitutional law expert Feri Amsari reminded the pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates not to rush to declare victory because the quick count or quick count stated that they were superior. The results of this calculation cannot actually be trusted, let alone the suspicion of fraud during the election. The legal quick count cannot be used and trusted. The problem behind QC's business is that there is a desire to make certain candidate pairs successful, Feri said as quoted from the Speak Up podcast hosted by former KPK Chairman Abraham Samad on Tuesday, February 20.Feri agrees that not a few fast count providers or honest quick count. However, he did not deny that many of the credibility was also questioned because they photographed the data on paper but did not look for information balance. In some developed countries whose democracy is very healthy, QC was announced by various media,'' he stressed. The difficulty in Indonesia, the people easily accept, believe in numbers, media news without filtering (so, red) there should be responsibility QC organizers, continued Feri.

In addition, Feri also highlighted various problems in the General Election Commission (KPU). So, if a quick count agency announces data from a polling station (TPS) that is problematic, the data is damaged which they cuplik as if it were true. "For example, there was fraud in the mobilization of mass and money politics, then the results were announced on paper as if they ignored moral values, the important thing is the figure came out. If there is fraud, find it yourself. For me, there must be ethical responsibility in politics, don't let those smart people interfere with damaging existing systems," he concluded.