KPU: Sirekap Budget Will Be Reported And Audited By BPK

KPU chairman Hasyim Asy'ari (left) has a chance with the Head of the Technical Division of KPU Idham Holik

Chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Hasyim Asy'ari said that the Recapitulation Information System (Sirekap) budget would be accounted for in the form of financial statements and audited by the Financial Audit Agency (BPK).

"For Sirekap costs, this uses (State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) for the implementation of elections. Later it will be accounted for in the form of financial reports and audited by the financial audit agency," said Hasyim as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 23.

He emphasized that the accountability is not only in the 2023 budget, but also in 2024. Starting from the development of Sirekap to the implementation of the use of the system called the KPU as a tool for calculating votes.

Hasyim explained that in all processes, one of Sirekap's goals is as a function of transparency and the form of responsibility of the KPU so that the public can access data related to the 2024 General Election.

He explained that for data transparency, the KPU gradually corrected the results of the conversion calculation. This is because there were several errors in reading numerical numbers when the C.Hasil form was scanned and uploaded into Sirekap.

"For the screening of the results of the calculation from photo to number, we will gradually correct it. So that gradually corrections are always made between the calculated results and the photo form c results from the TPS plano (voting place)," he said.

Previously, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Egi Primayogha asked for the transparency of the General Elections Commission (KPU) regarding the Recapitulation Information System (Sirekap).

The transparency is related to procurement documents, budget documents, and also the list of damages that have occurred in Sirekap. Therefore, ICW came and wrote to the Indonesian KPU to ask for data.

"We did that so we could check how the process was, was it in accordance with good and clean governance?" said Egi.

ICW also encourages the KPU to audit Sirekap as a tool for calculating votes for the 2024 General Election. He explained that Sirekap audits needed to be carried out to find out the basic reasons for the KPU to implement Sirekap in the 2024 election which was so complex.

According to Egi, this step is the participation of civil society in information held by the Public Agency as stipulated in Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Public Information Disclosure (KIP).

Based on Article 12 of KPU Regulation Number 1 of 2019, the KPU as a public body is required to give a response no later than three working days.