Bawaslu Starts Tracing Allegations Of Netrality Violations Of ASN-Polri In PSU Papua Pilkada

Chairman of the Indonesian Bawaslu, Rahmat Bagja (DOK dkpp.go.id)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has begun to investigate allegations of neutrality between the state civil apparatus (ASN) and the National Police in the Papua Regional Head Election Re-voting (PSU).

The alleged neutrality involves the names of the Acting Governor of Papua, Agus Fatoni and the Papuan Police Chief, Inspector General Petrus Patrige Rudolf Renwarin.

"There is initial information (related to the alleged violation of the neutrality of ASN and Polri) that is being investigated," said the Chairman of the Indonesian Bawaslu, Rahmat Bagja, to reporters, Tuesday, August 12.

Regarding the temporary development in handling the alleged neutrality, Bagja said he was still waiting for a report from the Papua Province Bawaslu.

Moreover, the PSU process is still ongoing in several polling stations (TPS).

"It's still in the recap process, there are several PSUs at the TPS," he said.

Acting Governor of Papua Agus Fatoni to Papua Police Chief Inspector General, Petrus Patrige Rudolf Renwarin is suspected of not being neutral in the Papuan Pilkada Re-voting (PSU).

Head of the General Bureau of Sinode GKI in Tanah Papua, Rev. Petrus Imoliana said they were involved in an intervention to win candidate pair number 2 Matthew Fakhiri-Aryoko Alberto Ferdinand Rumaropen.

"First, the Acting Governor was assigned to Papua to complete the Papua PSU, not to become a successful team for one of the candidate pairs. Instead, he entered the mosque and gave a lecture that we must choose our priest," said Petrus.

In fact, Imoliana said that she had a number of evidences related to the alleged involvement of Pj Papua and the Kapolda in the Papuan Pilkada PSU intervention.

The evidence that was massed was in the form of video recordings and sounds that allegedly directed their staff to support pair number 2.

The alleged neutrality of ASN and police officers in the Papua Pilkada PSU is one of the reasons why the community raided the Papua Governor's Office, on Jalan Soa Siu Dok II Jayapura, Monday, August 11.