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At the age of 80, Indonesia has reached a crossroads where it must decide which path to take: the one it has trod in the past that benefits only a handful of elite, or a wholly new course to restore its moral compass and pursue prosperity for all.
The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has warned that the potential of vote buying could increase ahead of the upcoming revote ordered by the Constitutional Court for the regional head elections in dozens of regions.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah and two other officials from the provincial administration in a raid on Saturday as part of an extortion and illegal gratuities case related to funds for Rohidin’s reelection campaign.
Vote-buying, political interference and a disregard for ethics in February’s general election exposed the need for reform in the country’s electoral system, which experts say would help ensure better quality and integrity for future polls.
A suggestion from an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker to legalize vote-buying practices has sparked sharp criticism from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and antigraft activists, who said that it will lead to more corrupt leaders being elected into office.
The Elections Supervisory Agency has received thousands of reports of election fraud that occurred on the Feb. 14 voting day, ranging from intimidation of poll workers and voters to double voting and glitches of the official vote tallying platform.
From the timing of its online release and its substance, documentary film 'Dirty Vote' provides voters with the kind of transparent information critical to making up their minds about who actually deserves their vote.
