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Jakarta records highest number of violations in 2017 elections: Bawaslu
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Watchful – Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) commissioner Daniel Zuchron speaks about monitoring activities during the 2017 simultaneous regional elections in a press conference in Jakarta on Feb.16. (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)
T
he Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has said Jakarta recorded the highest number of violations during the gubernatorial election on Feb.15.
Bawaslu staff expert Rikson Nababan said the agency found 97 violations during the Jakarta election.
“It is the highest compared to six other provinces holding gubernatorial elections,” said Rikson as quoted by kompas.com during a press conference on Thursday.
Bawaslu said 26 of the cases were related to the final voter list (DPT) while 18 involved election materials. Forty cases reported were mistakes in electoral procedure while five involved alleged attempts by election officials to influence voters. Eight cases of vote-buying were reported in Jakarta.
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Among provinces holding elections, Banten had the second highest number of violations with 68 cases, Bawaslu said. Bangka Belitung recorded 30 violations while Aceh and West Papua had 25 and 22 cases, respectively. Meanwhile, Gorontalo reported 14 cases while 11 cases occurred in West Sulawesi, making the latter the province with lowest number of election violations.
Bawaslu commissioner Daniel Zuchron said all violations would be followed up and investigated.
He ensured that investigation and legal proceedings against the perpetrators would not disrupt vote recapitulation.
“We continue to investigate the cases, especially extreme cases in Jakarta, where many voters were not registered for the Feb.15 election,” said Daniel. (ebf)
