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Tangerangg poll body suspended
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has ordered the Tangerang Elections Commission (KPU Tangerang) to suspend its activities following a series of predicaments caused by its chairman Adi Warman, says an official
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The General Elections Commission (KPU) has ordered the Tangerang Elections Commission (KPU Tangerang) to suspend its activities following a series of predicaments caused by its chairman Adi Warman, says an official.
A member of the Banten Elections Commission (KPUD Banten), Indra Abidin, said Saturday the two institutions had agreed to forbid the KPU Tangerang to run daily activities or issue any policy related to mayoral elections this August.
"There has yet to be any permanent resolution for KPU Tangerang, but the suspension of the commission's activities would allow us to investigate further," he said.
Indra said the two commissions also discussed the violations made by the municipality poll body, including the decision to recruit members of the election's supervisory committee that was supposed to be the authority of the local council.
Earlier, media reported 11 nonprofit organizations had urged the central administration to stop the operation of the KPU Tangerang after a string of maneuvers from its chairman Adi Warman.
Adi spurned the municipality's decision to allocate Rp 16 billion for the election's funding, saying the decision was not legal as his commission was not involved in the budget talks.
His decisions led other members to resign from the commission, leaving only three remaining members.
Indra said it was unlawful for the remaining commission members to make any decision since the Regional Autonomy Law states a poll body's plenary meeting is valid only if the meeting is attended by at least four members.
Eti Fatiroh, the acting KPUD Banten chairman promised the provincial poll commission would facilitate a meeting involving the KPU Tangerang, the municipality's council and the administration to keep the scheduled election running on time.
Imron Hamami, the coordinator a nonprofit organization overseeing elections (Pattiro), said the KPU should take a clear stance and decision on the KPU Tangerang soon.
"The KPU's firm decision will determine its ability to support the mayoral election," he said, adding that time was rapidly dwindling before the August election.
He said the KPU had to also realize people in Tangerang no longer wanted the poll body's ousted chairman Adi Warman back, and that they had opposed the replacement of the poll body members.
