Unclear Address, Head Of Inactive PPLN Kuala Lumpur Claims 81 Thousand DPT Voice Letters Not Sent

Follow-up hearing with the agenda of examining the defendant in the case of alleged falsification of voter data by seven non-active members of PPLN Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The inactive chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Lumpur Foreign Election Committee (PPLN) Faruk admitted that around 81 thousand ballots out of a total of 156,367 Posts' Permanent Voter Lists (DPT) were not sent due to unclear voter addresses. Umar admitted that when he examined his statement by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Attorney General's Office during the trial of the defendant's examination at the Central Jakarta District Court, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 19. "As far as you know, the method of Post is 150 thousand, is there a ballot sent back by Pos to PPLN because the address is not there, can't an address be found?", asked the prosecutor as quoted by Antara. “Yes,” Umar replied. According to Umar, the number of undelivered ballots could also be caused because the voter concerned did not exist. “ It could be that the address is not clear, it could be that the person concerned is not there,” he said. Furthermore, the prosecutor said that the undelivered ballots were the result of DPT which was not compiled based on the results of matching and data research (coklit). “ That's the result of the 80,000 bakliths of PPLN friends like that, yes, finally return to sender (return to sender) 80 thousand, around 81 thousand, right? ” added the prosecutor. “Yes,” Umar replied. In addition, the prosecutor also asked about the number of participations in the 2024 General Election in Kuala Lumpur. Umar said the number of voters who cast their votes on voting day on February 14, 2024 was around 78 thousand, even though the total DPT set was 447,258 voters. " “ Taken from the recap results, TPS around 24 thousand, then the returning post with a voting result of around 23,600, then the KSK (City of Mobile Voices) 30 thousand,” he said. In this case, seven non-active members of PPLN Kuala Lumpur were charged with falsifying data and lists of foreign voters for the 2024 General Election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The seven defendants are the Chairman of PPLN Kuala Lumpur Umar Faruk; Member of PPLN Kuala Lumpur Finance Division Tita Octavia Cahya Rahayu; Member of PPLN Kuala Lumpur Data and Information Division Dicky Saputra; and Member of PPLN Kuala Lumpur Division HR Aprijon. Next, PPLN Kuala Lumpur Member of the Socialization Division Puji Sumarsono; Member of PPLN Kuala Lumpur, Technical Division of the Khalil Election; and Member of PPLN Kuala Lumpur, Masduki Khamdan Muhammad Logistics Division. The prosecutors said the defendants entered incorrect and invalid data because it did not match the results of the deed into the Temporary Voter List (DPS), became a DPS Results Repair (DPSHP), and was later determined to be a DPT. The defendants are also said to have moved the list of voters for the Voting Place (TPS) method to the Mobile Voice Box (KSK) and Post methods in data conditions and unknown or incomplete voter addresses. In the indictment, it is stated that one of the rumors of the defendant's actions was that 81,253 ballots were returned to the sender (return to sender) from 155,629 ballots sent. To note, the total PPLN Kuala Lumpur level DPT determined based on the results of the open plenary meeting on June 21, 2023 was 447,258 voters. With details of KSK as many as 67,945 Pos as many as 156,367, and TPS as many as 222,945. Meanwhile, in the second indictment, the defendants were charged with intentionally adding or reducing the voter list after the DPT was determined.

The defendants were charged with violating Article 544 or Article 545 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.