SDN Principal Carinin Cianjur Admits The Arrival Of The West Java DPRD Bacaleg Is Suspected To Be A Campaign Facilitated By Village Heads

Will prospective members of the West Java Provincial DPRD legislature, allegedly campaign in the school environment in Cianjur, West Java/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Department of Youth and Sports Education (Disdikpora) of Cianjur Regency, West Java, has asked for clarification from the Principal of SDN Caringin regarding the presence of Babileg who is suspected of campaigning in the school environment. "The results of the clarification from the Principal of SDN Caringin, Mekarsari Village, Cianjur District, Neneng R, said that he did not know that he had come for balaleg because of the information obtained from the village head of the council members who would visit," said the Head of the Cianjur Elementary School (SD) Division, Arifin when contacted, Antara, Wednesday, March 8. Arifin emphasized that the prospective people's representatives for the West Java DPRD seat will be facilitated by the local village head, not by the principal's permission. "Obviously it violates because one of the state facilities is that schools cannot be fitted with the identity of political parties," said Arifin. So that his party submits the problem to the institution concerned. "We leave it to the election organizers whether the KPU or Bawaslu," he said. Arifin also asked school principals and teachers not to get involved in practical politics and to allow the school environment to be used as a place for campaigns because it was clearly prohibited. Separately, the Chairman of the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) of Cianjur Subdistrict, Iyus, said he would summon the Head of Caringin Elementary School, because he was suspected of being involved in practical politics by allowing prospective West Java DPRD legislative candidates to use schools for campaigns. "We will summon the principal for questioning regarding the campaign permit in the school environment which is clearly prohibited. We will also summon balaleg who have violated Article 280 paragraph (1) letter h of the Election Law," he said. He explained in Article 280 it was stated that implementers, election campaign participants and teams were prohibited from using government facilities, places of worship and educational places. "Furthermore, we will submit these findings to Bawaslu Cianjur, to be followed up, including summoning the relevant leg," he said. Will prospective members of the West Java Provincial DPRD legislature, allegedly carry out a campaign in the school environment in Cianjur, West Java,