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Teman Ahok won’t publish its finances yet
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Amalia Ayuningtyas (holding a microphone) and other Teman Ahok supporters celebrate collecting the needed amount of eligible voter IDs that would allow Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja "Ahok" Purnama to seek reelection as an independent candidate in the 2017 gubernatorial election, in South Jakarta on April 11. (kompas.com/Nursita Sari)
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akarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama supporter Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok) has said that it will not disclose its financial records to the public before it submits its 1 million photocopies of Jakarta voter IDs to the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD Jakarta).
Teman Ahok spokeswoman Amalia Ayuningtyas said it was to prevent any misuse of the data by certain parties to discredit the group.
“We have been frequently discredited. We don’t want to be audited by the media as well. Just ask the relevant authorities,” said Amalia said in Jakarta on Wednesday as reported by kompas.com.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the alleged disbursement of Rp 30 billion (US$2.26 million) to Teman Ahok by developers of reclamation projects in Jakarta Bay, as accused by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Junimart Girsang.
Teman Ahok has denied the accusation.
Amalia said that her group would make its financial records public soon after it handed over the photocopies of the IDs to the elections body as a requirement for Ahok to run as an independent candidate in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.
“We will be cooperative. But we cannot disclose our records now. We assure you that we will disclose what Teman Ahok has received, including printing material as well as logistics,” Amalia added.
Teman Ahok announced it had collected 1 million copies of IDs, exceeding the minimum of 532,000 needed for individuals to run as an independent candidate in a Jakarta election.
Amalia had expressed her concerns over the efforts of certain parties to discredit her group, including the latest move by former volunteers on Wednesday, who claimed that many copies of the IDs collected were not collected directly from the ID holders but rather from other parties, such as heads of neighborhood units. (bbn).
