By: Nuri Halimah *
We certainly still remember the rise of the hashtag #INACallElectionObserver, where the hard-to-read hashtag had trending and viral in the virtual universe. The tagar was allegedly a request that foreign parties assist in monitoring elections held in Indonesia.
Some time ago, Prabowo had invited foreign media to his home which is located at Jalan Kertanegara, South Jakarta. Prabowo devoted his heart to foreign media crews about the occurrence of fraud in the General Election. He said that elections in Indonesia had been systematic, structured and massive.
Some foreign media came to fulfill the invitation, but there were no invited media in the country or even local ones. Some people did not get permission to enter because they confided Prabowo to the foreign media and received strict security.
The media and media administrators in Indonesia then wondered whether
Prabowo had been so distrustful of media and domestic journalists? So whether the foreign journalists have guaranteed quality and integrity, because in reality there are many foreign journalists who are ignorant, even the media office is barely heard. But the number 02 candidate still chose foreign journalists / media to hold a press conference. So far, Prabowo has shown his dislike for some domestic media, even boycotting one of the national electronic / TV media.
In various campaigns and debates, Prabowo was recorded several times expressing his dislike of foreign henchmen and disagreeing if SOEs were sold or controlled by foreigners. He said several airports and ports had been controlled by foreigners, this anti-foreign attitude was further strengthened by Prabowo’s gesture.
But his piety then faded when he decided to invite foreign media to a press conference and refused local media to cover it. Then where is the location of nationalism that has been echoed, or indeed he already does not believe in local media, but believes in the fresh winds of Satan Gundul in his coalition.
Even though foreign media have informed that there are 31 heads of state / governments who have spoken for Indonesia to President Jokowi, about the success of Indonesia in holding safe, smooth and orderly elections, including the United Kingdom, Australia and several other legitimate Wabat countries.
If later Prabowo said that the election was cheating a lot, but on the other hand some heads of state had expressed their congratulations, this would actually raise questions from the foreign journalists who came at the press conference, which is correct. Especially if the statement is not accompanied by valid evidence.
This was then responded to by Ace Hasan as spokesman for TKN Jokowi – Ma’ruf, “By inviting foreign media, Prabowo and the BPN are getting stronger with scenario 02 to repeat the Venezuelan scenario with mass mobilization against the elected President and subsequently inviting foreign involvement in domestic matters , “Ace said.
Meanwhile TKN Chairman Erick Thohir stated that his party was very confident with Jokowi’s victory – Ma’ruf in the 2019 Presidential Election. The reason was that the current vote gap was far enough.
“There’s no way we can do good with something cheating. We also see the data currently compared to 2014, the victory is far greater, “Erick said.
According to him, this election in 2019 incised a new history. Communities in the history of the Indonesian Election, where the participation of the people who gave their voting rights was so great. That is, it is very unlikely that Paslon Jokowi – Ma’ruf would commit massive fraud to tens of millions of votes. How to? Moreover, the current era is an era of transparency and all parties can access it.
Of course it would be better if a citizen and a true patriot would uphold the honor of the country, and must put forward the principle of right or wrong is my country. However, it will be tiring if you have to respond, so later history will take notes.
- The author is a Social Media Activist
