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Parties should follow suit if Teman Ahok is audited, says donor
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Cyrus Network founder Hasan Hasbi. (Kompas Images/-)
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yrus Network founder Hasan Hasbi has said that if Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok) is required to have its finances audited, the same requirement should be imposed on political parties that will nominate candidates in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.
“We should be fair. They call for an audit of Teman Ahok finances, but they don’t want to be audited,” said Hasan, who is a major donor of Teman Ahok, the main supporter group for Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama in next year’s election.
Several politicians demanded an audit of Teman Ahok’s finances following a report about the disbursement of Rp 30 billion (US$2.23 million) to the group from developers carrying out reclamation projects in Jakarta Bay.
However, Hasan said Ahok had told Teman Ahok to prepare financial reports soon after he registered with the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) as an independent gubernatorial candidate.
Teman Ahok has announced that its volunteers have collect 1 million photocopies of Jakarta voters’ identity cards, much higher than the threshold of 532,000 required for independent candidates to indicate voter support.
Hasan, who is also a political adviser to the governor, said he did not know whether Ahok would run as an independent candidate or would prefer to be nominated by one of the three political parties that have expressed their support for his reelection bid.
“It is up to Ahok,” Hasan added, as reported by tribunnews.com. (bbn)
