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KPU removes hundreds of soldiers, police from voter lists

An official at the West Java KPU implied this was a normal part of verifying local voter lists, especially since the TNI and the National Police recruitment processes concluded just last month.

Adi Marsiela and Alifia Sekar (The Jakarta Post)
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Thu, August 1, 2024 Published on Aug. 1, 2024 Published on 2024-08-01T14:47:31+07:00

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KPU removes hundreds of soldiers, police from voter lists A voter data update officer (Pantarlih) signs a sticker on June 29, 2024 to verify the number and names of eligible voters at a residence in Kudus, Central Java, as part of preparations for the simultaneous regional head elections in November. (Antara/Yusuf Nugroho)
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Several regional branches of the General Elections Commission (KPU) have been removing the names of active Indonesian Military (TNI) members and police personnel from local voters’ lists as the commission works to finalize the list of voters eligible to take part in this year’s regional head elections.

This included the West Java KPU removing 1,331 soldiers and 1,500 police officers on active duty from the province’s initial list of voters, which was compiled using data from the Home Ministry.

In West Java’s Purwakarta regency, for example, election workers responsible for updating the voter list, dubbed Pantarlih, found the names of four active police officers on the local voter list and immediately removed them, TribunNews.com reported.

West Java KPU official Hedi Ardia said the National Police and TNI recruitment processes took place between March and July, before it began verifying local voter lists.

“[The 2,831 people] is indeed a [large] figure,” Hedi said, “but that’s pretty [indicative of] the actual number of West Java residents [in] the TNI and the police.”

He added that the provincial KPU was still verifying its voter list with the database of the West Java Population and Civil Registration Agency, and that the process was expected to finish by August.

Read also: Government works to ensure regional elections run smoothly

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