Sanctioned With Warning From DKPP Due To DPT Leaks, KPU Considers Learning

Chairman of the KPU Hasyim Asy'ari when giving a statement to the media crew at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday (15/5/2024). ANTARA/Narda Margaretha Sinambela

JAKARTA - KPU chairman Hasyim Asy'ari said the sanctions decision was in the form of a warning given by the Election Organizing Honorary Council (DKPP) over the lawsuit for leakage of the 2024 General Elections Fixed Voter List (DPT) at the end of 2023 as a lesson.

"The most important thing is the lesson that the KPU also provides the task of managing voter data," said Hasyim as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 15.

He was also reluctant to comment further on the DKPP decision because it had become an agreement. According to him, as the defendant, the KPU could only accept the decision.

"As the defendant, if he is sanctioned or sentenced, yes, we accept it. We don't then comment outside, I think that," he said.

Even so, Hasyim admitted that the KPU would try it as much as possible to coordinate with various parties who have the authority and ability to secure data.

Previously, DKPP decided to impose sanctions in the form of warnings to the chairman and ranks of the General Elections Commission (KPU) over the 2024 DPT election lawsuit which was allegedly leaked at the end of 2023.

"Imposing a warning sanction to Teradu Hasyim Asy'ari as Chairman concurrently Member of the General Elections Commission, Defendant II Mochammad Afifuddin, Defendant III Betty Epsilon Idroos, Defendant IV Parsadaan Harahap, Teradu Yulianto Sudrajat, Defendant VI Idham Holik, and Defendant VII August Mellaz each as Member of the General Election Commission as counted since this Decision was read out," said DKPP Chairman Heddy Lugito reading the verdict at the ethics code hearing Tuesday (14/5), as quoted from a copy of the verdict in Jakarta, Wednesday.

DKPP assesses that Hasyim and his staff should make notifications to the public as a form of public accountability.

Hasyim and six other members of the Indonesian KPU were complained by Rico Nurfiansyah Ali with case Number 4-PKE-DKPP/I/2024.

The Defendants were proven to have violated the provisions of Article 6 paragraph (2) letter d, Article 6 paragraph (3) letter d, Article 9 letter a, Article 11 letter a and letter c, Article 12 letter e, Article 13 letter c, Article 16 letter b and letter e of the Honorary Council Regulation of Election Organizers Number 2 of 2017 concerning Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct of Election Organizers.