Keeping The Peaceful Election, Village Head In Kupang NTT Asked For Neutrality

East Nusa Tenggara Police Chief AKBP Anak Agung Gde Anom Wirata (ANTARA/Benny Jangang)

KUPANG - Kupang Police Chief AKBP Anak Agung Gde Anom Wirata asked village heads throughout Kupang Regency to maintain neutrality by not participating in practical political activities in order to create a safe situation in the 2024 Simultaneous Elections "We hope that village heads will be neutral in the 2024 election so that the security situation in Kupang Regency during the election remains safe," Agung said during a meeting with village heads in East Kupang District, Antara, Monday, September 4. One of the Kupang Police agenda ahead of 2024 is the effort to realize the Peaceful Election. Therefore, the role and support of all parties, both the community and government officials, especially village heads, to jointly maintain a security situation during the election so that security in the Kupang Regency area remains safe. He said the neutrality of village heads was urgently needed, so that the security situation could be well maintained. "If the village heads are neutral by not taking sides with certain candidates in the 2024 election, of course the security situation in the village will be well maintained," said Kupang Police Chief AKBP Anak Agung Gde Anom Wirata. Meanwhile, the Head of the Village Community Empowerment Agency (BPMD) of Kupang Regency, Charles Panie, said that village heads should not participate in practical political activities in the 2024 election. According to Charles Panie, village heads who are known to participate in practical political activities by supporting certain DPRD candidates in the 2024 election will certainly be given firm action. He said the Regent of Kupang Korinus Masneno had issued a circular to all village heads not to participate in practical political activities ahead of the 2024 General Election to maintain the neutrality of government officials in the implementation of elections in February 2024. Village heads as government officials in the village must always be neutral in various political events held in 2024. "Village heads should not be involved in politics, let alone become a successful team for legislative candidates who participate in the 2024 election," said Charles Panie.

According to him, the Kupang Regency Government will impose strict sanctions on village heads who participate in political play in various ways in supporting prospective legislative members who run in the 2024 General Election.