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5 election officials in Jambi dismissed for alleged bias
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Get ready – General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Arief Budiman (right) checks ballots prepared for the 2017 regional elections at publishing house Temprina, Wringinanom, Gresik, East Java, on Jan.19. (Antara/M.Risyal Hidayat)
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he Sarolangun General Elections Commission (KPU Sarolangun) in Jambi has dismissed five election officials after indications were found that they favored one of the candidates running in the Feb.15 regental election.
“The dismissals are aimed at maintaining government neutrality in the regional election,” KPU Sarolangun commissioner Asriadi said on Thursday.
The five dismissed officials served on polling committees (PPS) or were local poll administrators (KPPS) in their respective areas.
Asriadi promised that the commission would continue to monitor and accept information and complaints from both residents and campaign teams. Any indication of election organizers’ involvement in candidate campaign activities should be reported to the KPU, he added.
“In every event to introduce our election guidelines, we have called on all PPS officers and KPPS to be fair. If they want to support a particular candidate, they should resign from their positions,” said Asriadi.
He further said the KPU had asked KPPS to work according to their main functions and duties. He hoped they could work in accordance with prevailing rules and avoid acts that could either harm or benefit any candidate.
Sarolangun has recruited 474 PPS officers and 4,102 KPPS for the upcoming election. Two candidate pairs, M.Madel-Musharsyah and Cek Endra-Hilalatil Badri, will contest the Sarolangun election. (ebf)
