Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A number of lawyers reported vice presidential candidate Mahfud Md to the Election Supervisory Agency or Bawaslu. The lawyers are members of the Constitutional Pillar Defense Lawyers (P3K) group.
P3K considers Mahfud to have violated campaign rules because he gave a rhyme which invited the public to vote for him and his partner, presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, during the drawing up of serial numbers at the KPU. Mahfud has also responded to the report against him.
“Let Bawaslu process it,” said Mahfud Md quoting detikJatim after attending a prayer event for peaceful elections and Palestinian solidarity with the caregivers and students of the Annuqayah Guluk-Guluk Islamic Boarding School, Sumenep, Sunday (19/11/2023).
For information, one of the P3K representatives, Maydika Ramadani, explained that this reporting had to be done to Bawaslu because the campaign was carried out after the socialization period, not during the number draw. The new election campaign period is scheduled for 28 November 2023-10 February 2024.
“However, when the serial number was chosen, it was conveyed by presidential candidate number 3, namely that he said it was a campaign, campaigning for himself, this should not have been done,” said Maydika.
According to Maydika, the invitation to vote was conveyed by Mahfud in a rhyme which was read during his speech after receiving the serial numbers for the 2024 presidential election participants. He emphasized that this should not be done because the campaign period has not yet entered.
“In the campaign that was carried out, it was related to the rhyme delivered by candidate pair number 3, namely the Vice Presidential candidate Mahfud Md. He delivered a rhyme, which is an invitation,” he said.
He said P3K brought a number of pieces of evidence in reporting to Bawaslu last Friday, including YouTube links to Indonesian KPU videos and online media news links. “We brought media evidence, then the TV link from the KPU’s YouTube channel, then the online news that we conveyed, we conveyed some evidence,” he said.
Vice presidential candidate number 1 Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin was also reported to Bawaslu by the Democracy Guard Advocate (APD). Cak Imin was also reported for allegedly inviting him during the serial number draw.
“Pair of candidate number 1 should not state that he chose number 1, because by stating number 1 he has violated the campaign rules during the socialization period, where in conveying number one he is inviting himself to convey his vision and mission and convey his image,” said the APD representative. Rahmansyah at Bawaslu RI.
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