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Ambassador denies alleged intervention in Kuala Lumpur voter list
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Workers sort and fold ballot papers for the 2024 presidential election at a Bogor Elections Commission (KPU) warehouse in West Java on Jan. 15, 2024. (Antara/Arif Firmansyah)
Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Hermono has denied an allegation circulating in an online video that accused intelligence entities of being involved in the overseas voter list for the general election in Kuala Lumpur.
"If any external parties try to intervene, it comes back to the PPLN [Overseas Election Committee], would they welcome such intervention or not?" said Hermono on Monday, as quoted by Antara news agency.
The video, which lasts one minute and nine seconds, alleges that there was intelligence intervention in the determination of the final voter list in Kuala Lumpur. However, Hermono asserted that the voter list was determined based on the results of a PPLN Kuala Lumpur plenary meeting.
The meeting not only involved PPLN Kuala Lumpur, but also representatives of political parties, the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Overseas Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu LN) in Kuala Lumpur.
Hermono questioned how anyone could intervene in the plenary meeting that involved such a variety of stakeholders.
He stressed that the PPLN must maintain its integrity, as it was the only agency that could accept or reject any external influence.
Hermono said that the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur had been supporting the PPLN and Panwaslu Kuala Lumpur since their inauguration, as they would face a lot of pressure from various interests, given the large number of votes in Malaysia.
