The Tangerang KPU Received A Clarification Letter From 6 Village Heads, Tegas Called Not Entering Members Of Political Parties

The General Election Commission (KPU) Office of Tangerang Regency/ANTARA

TANGERANG - The General Elections Commission (KPU) of Tangerang Regency, Banten, received a letter of clarification from six village heads (kades) who were included in the membership profiteering of political parties participating in the 2024 General Election. Tangerang District KPU chairman M. Ali Zaenal Abidin said that his party had now received a clarification letter from the Tangerang Community and Village Government Empowerment Service (DPMPD) by stating that the six village heads were not administrators or members of the political parties registered with the KPU. "The Tangerang DPMPD has answered the KPU's letter and stated that the names are not referred to as administrators/members of political parties," he said in Tangerang, Antara, Monday, September 5. He said that from the results of the clarification, his party would submit it to the Indonesian KPU as a consideration in determining political parties. "Because this is the finding of Bawaslu, for details, you can ask Bawaslu," he said. The head of the Tangerang Regency DPMPD, Dadan Gandana, explained that the six village heads who were named in the management of the political parties were outside their knowledge. Namun, kata dia, hanya ada satu kades yang pernah menjadi anggota dan saat ini telah mengundurkan diri sejak 2018 dengan dibuktikan keterangan dari parpol tersebut. "The results of the clarification show that five people do not feel that they are members or administrators of political parties, and according to the procedure, a statement has been made," he said. He mentioned that of the six village heads whose names were used in political parties, namely the Merak Village Head, Pondok Jaya, Tapos, Talok, Karanganyar, and Cikasungka. Previously, the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) of Tangerang Regency found the names of six village heads who were painted in the membership of political parties (political Party Information Systems (Sipol) of the KPU. Head of the Public Relations, Legal, Data and Information Division of Tangerang Regency, Zulpikar, said that of the six village heads, they were listed as members and administrators of political parties registered with the Tangerang Regency KPU. In addition, he explained, of the six village heads, four of them were included in the same party. While the other two were recorded in different parties. "The six village heads are members of parties that are all large, not newly established parties," he said.