Adanya Indikasi Jaringan Narkotika Dalam Pendanaan Politik Di Pemilu 2024, KPU: Kami Akan Cek Itu

Chairman of the Legal and Supervision Division of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Mochammad Afifuddin (right) after the public test of the draft KPU Regulation (PKPU) in Jakarta, Saturday (27/5/2023). (Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Legal and Supervision Division of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Mochammad Afifuddin said his party would conduct checks regarding indications of political funding originating from drug networks.

Afifuddin conveyed this in response to the findings of the Directorate of Drug Crimes at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) regarding indications of narcotics networks in political funding in the 2024 General Election.

"Yes, we will definitely check later. Of course we also heard that information," said Afifuddin when met after the public test of the draft KPU Regulation (PKPU) in Jakarta, Saturday.

Afifuddin ensured that the KPU would check reports of fraud in a series of elections.

"Yes, of course, if there are reports related to indications of fraud, we will also check," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, May 27.

In addition, Afifuddin also said that the KPU was waiting for the ratification of the PKPU for the Election Campaign Fund, which is currently entering the public test stage.

"Currently, the PKPU has not been ratified. After that, we will check the reports. It could be that there are also reports found by friends from Bawaslu and so on," he said.

Furthermore, Afifuddin encouraged political parties to record all sources of campaign funds to be well described.

"I want to go into detail, the important thing is that the number is recorded, and so on as reflected in how the campaign is carried out, how the campaign funds reflect roughly the amount until the campaign can carry out many activities and so on," said Afifuddin.

Previously, the Directorate of Narcotics Crime, Bareskrim Polri, detected indications of political funding in the 2024 General Election originating from a narcotics network.

When opening the Technical Working Meeting (Rakernis) of the Narcotics Investigation Function of the Indonesian National Police in Kuta, Badung, Bali, Wednesday, Deputy Director of Drug Crimes at the National Police, Police Commissioner Jayadi, said that the indication was not new, but had appeared in the 2019 General Election.

"So far, are there any indications of involvement in the narcotics network, then the funds for electoral contestation in 2024, we are currently providing understanding today. However, the indication is that if you look at the data, it may exist," said Kombes Pol. Jayadi.