DPR Has Not Received Surpres Regarding Hasyim Asy'ari's Substitute

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Muhaimin Iskandar with wife Rustini Murtadho. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Muhaimin Iskandar said that his party had not received a presidential letter (surpres) regarding the replacement of former Chairman of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) Hasyim Asy'ari.

"Until today, not yet," said Cak Imin as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, July 21.

However, he did not rule out the possibility that his agency would receive the presidential surpres in the near future.

"Maybe this time this week," he said.

Previously, President Joko Widodo had signed Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 73P dated July 9, 2024 regarding the dishonorable dismissal of Hasyim Asy'ari as a member of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU).

The President signed the Presidential Decree after the Honorary Council of Election Organizers (DKPP) RI imposed a permanent dismissal sanction for Hasyim regarding cases of alleged immorality.

"Imposing a permanent dismissal sanction to the defendant Hasyim Asy'ari as chairman and concurrently member of the Indonesian General Elections Commission, this decision is read out," said Chairman of the Indonesian DKPP Heddy Lugito in a hearing to read the verdict at the DKPP RI Office, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 3.

In addition, the DKPP RI granted the complainant's total complaint, and asked the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo to replace Hasyim within seven days of the reading of the verdict.

Finally, the Indonesian DKPP asked the Indonesian General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to oversee the implementation of the decision.