KPU Prohibited Participants In The 2024 Election Receiving Campaign Fund Donations

The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia has banned 2024 election participants from receiving campaign donations. (PHOTO: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia prohibits 2024 election participants from receiving campaign donations, both from foreigners and SOEs. If there is a gift, it must be handed over to the state.

This was stated by the Chairman of the Indonesian KPU Technical Division, Idham Holik, Saturday, January 28. Idham said the regulation was contained in Article 339 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections. "Election participants, campaign organizers and campaign teams who receive donations as referred to in paragraph 1 are prohibited from using these funds and must report them to the KPU and submit the donation to the state treasury no later than 14 (fourteen) days after the election campaign period ends," explained Idham as quoted in Article 339.

The KPU also appealed to the public not to donate illegal funds to election participants. As referred to in paragraph 4 of Article 339 of Law Number 7 of 2017.

The article reads: "Everyone is prohibited from using government budgets, local governments, state-owned enterprises, regional-owned enterprises (BUMD), village governments or other designations and village-owned enterprises to donate or be given to campaign implementers".

The contribution of election campaign funds that cannot be accepted is based on paragraph 1 of Article 339 of Law Number 7 of 2017, including from foreign parties, the donor whose identity is not clear.

"As well as the results of criminal acts that have been proven based on court decisions that have obtained permanent legal force and / or aimed at hiding or disguising the proceeds of criminal acts "Then the government, local governments, state-owned enterprises, and regional-owned enterprises. village and village-owned enterprises," he explained.