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2024 voting day marred by reports of violations
The Elections Supervisory Agency has received thousands of reports of election fraud that occurred on the Feb. 14 voting day, ranging from intimidation of poll workers and voters to double voting and glitches of the official vote tallying platform.
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A poll worker hands a 2024 presidential election ballot paper on Feb. 14, 2024, to an inmate at Salemba detention center in Jakarta. There are 80 special polling stations across the capital city, 60 of which are located in detention centers and penitentiaries which accommodate a total of 15,148 voters. (Antara/Erlangga Bregas Prakoso)
The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) received thousands of reports of violations during the 2024 general election on Wednesday, prompting the agency to work with law enforcers to investigate such allegations.
Among the violations were reports of double voting, which the agency received from more than 2,400 polling stations across the country, said Bawaslu head Rahmat Bagja.
“We’re investigating these reports further, but we’re considering organizing a revote for registered voters in these polling stations,” Rahmat said during a press conference on Thursday.
Bawaslu also found that election tallies in more than 2,100 stations did not match the number of registered voters.
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There were also reports of intimidation of voters and officials in more than 1,400 polling stations on voting day, although Rahmat did not provide details on the suspects involved.
Bawaslu has launched a probe into reports of ballot tampering in several regions. Rahmat said the agency was considering working with the National Police to investigate possible criminal activities behind these incidents.
