Number Of Complaints On Election Organizer Violations Tried 2012-2022 Below 50 Percent

Member of the Honorary Election Organizing Council (DKPP) Ida Budhiati/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Member of the Honorary Election Organizers Council (DKPP) Ida Budhiati said the number of cases of violations of the election organizers' code of ethics that were tried under 50 percent of all complaints during the period 12 June 2012 to 8 June 2022. "Based on the accumulated data, DKPP has decided 1,962 cases out of 7,942 defendants examined. So, according to Ida, members of the election management body in Indonesia are still vulnerable to becoming the target of public dissatisfaction with the election process. Through the comparative description of the case, he continued, DKPP plays the role of guard of honor from expressing public dissatisfaction, especially those carried out without justifiable reasons. "We are also not willing if the election organizers are accused without evidence. They are just accusing, but not equipped with evidence to support the accusations. So, we declare this kind of complaint unfit for trial," he explained. he said, DKPP gave more light sanctions when compared to the moderate and severe categories of sanctions. The light sanctions are in the form of education and reminders to the organizers to work according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and working methods.

"We remind them. Remind them, they should follow the SOP, the way it works must be subject to regulations, and so on. After inspection, it turns out that more people have been rehabilitated than those who have been sanctioned," said a member of the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) for the 2012-2012 period. 2017. The follow-up in the form of rehabilitation and light sanctions warnings given by DKPP aims to provide opportunities for organizers to work better and improve the quality of services to voters and election participants. "So, DKPP should not be seen as a scary institution. We are It's not just about laying people off," he said.