Langgar Kode Ethik Pemilik Ketua Bawaslu Pesisir Barat Disanksi Pecat, Bawaslu Lampung Segera Rapat Pleno

Illustration of the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu). (Between)

The Election Organizers Honorary Council (DKPP) has imposed a sanction of dismissal of the Chairman of the West Coast Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Irwansyah. The Lampung Bawaslu immediately took steps to fill the position.

The chairman of the West Coast Bawaslu, Irwansyah, is known to have violated the electoral organizers' code of ethics (KEPP) case number 46-PKE-DKPP/XII/2022.

"We will immediately summon members of the West Coast Bawaslu in a plenary meeting at the Lampung Bawaslu," said the Coordinator of the Lampung Bawaslu Legal, Education and Training Division, Suheri, Thursday, February 16, as reported by Antara.

He said, based on the DKPP decision, the Lampung Bawaslu was given no later than seven days to dismiss the person concerned, as Chairman of the West Coast Regency Bawaslu.

"We were given a deadline of seven days to implement it. The DKPP decision reads that Irwansyah has been dismissed from his position as chairman, not as a member of the Bawaslu," he said.

He also hopes that with the decision from the DKPP, members of the West Coast Bawaslu will continue to work and take steps in deliberation.

"We Lampung Bawaslu always support them (Bawaslu Pesisir Barat), so members must remain friendly and reach out to reach consensus in carrying out this DKPP decision," he said.

DKPP sanctioned two members of the West Coast Bawaslu, namely the sanction of dismissal to Irwansyah as chairman of the West Coast Bawaslu and a warning sanction for West Coast Bawaslu member Heri Kiswanto.

The Assembly assessed that Irwansyah and Heri Kiswanto's actions issued letter Number 050/KP.01/K.LA-12/10/2022 regarding the establishment of the sub-district panwaslu secretariat without going through plenary mechanisms, were not legally or ethically justified.

In addition, their actions in issuing letter Number 050/KP.01/K.LA-12/10/2022 contradicts the Decree of the Chairman of the General Elections Supervisory Agency Number 354/HK.01/K1/10/2022.