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Campaign social media accounts to close for cooling-off period
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Jakarta General Elections Commission chairman Sumarno (left) and the gubernatorial candidates sign a declaration committing themselves to a peaceful campaign at the National Monument in Central Jakarta on Oct. 29, 2016. (Antara/Rosa Panggabean)
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he Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has warned the campaign teams of all Jakarta gubernatorial candidates to deactivate their registered social media accounts before Feb. 12, which is the start of the election cooling-off period.
“Official accounts of each candidate should be deactivated before Feb. 12,” KPU Jakarta head Sumarno said at KPU Jakarta headquarters in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.
He said the city’s Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) and the police’s cybercrime unit would ensure that none of the accounts operated during the cooling-off period from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14.
By law, anyone who campaigns during the cooling-off period, including those using registered social media accounts, could be charged under Article 187 section 1 of the Elections Law, which carries a maximum sanction of three months in prison or a maximum fine of Rp 1 million (US$75).
Based on the data uploaded on Jakarta KPU’s official website, the registered accounts for gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Sylviana Murni are AgusSylviForDKl1 for Facebook, @AgusSylviDKI for Twitter and Instagram and www.AgusSylviDKI.com.
The registered accounts for incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat are AhokDjarot for Facebook, @AhokDjarot for Twitter and Instagram and www.ahokdjarot.id.
Meanwhile, the registered accounts for candidate Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno are Jakartamajubersama, Aniesbaswedan, Suara Anies, Relawan Anies and SandiSUno for Facebook, @jktmajubersama, @aniesbaswedan, @suaraanies, @relawananies, @sandiuno for Twitter, @jakartamajubersama, @aniesbaswedan, @relawananies, @sandiuno for Instagram, www.jakartamajubersama.com and the YouTube channel of Anies Baswedan. (evi)
