Denying Intelligence Involvement in the Kuala Lumpur Election, Hermono: PPLN Has an Integrity Pact!
Jakarta – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Malaysia, Hermono, emphasized that it was not true that there was intelligence involvement in the elections in Kuala Lumpur. This is in response to a circulating video accusing intelligence of being involved in the implementation of the 2024 elections in the region.
“Even if there are outside parties who try to intervene, will the PPLN (Overseas Election Committee) come back, don’t they want to intervene?” explained Hermono.
Regarding the accusation in the one minute and nine second video which stated that there was intelligence intervention in determining the Kuala Lumpur Permanent Overseas Voter List (DPTLN), he emphasized that the voter list was determined based on the results of the Kuala Lumpur PPLN Plenary meeting.
The plenary meeting not only involved PPLN Kuala Lumpur, but also representatives of political parties, the KPU, and the Kuala Lumpur Overseas Panwaslu.
“Then how do you want to intervene?” said Hermono, while emphasizing that even if external parties try to intervene, PPLN must maintain its integrity.
According to him, any interested party can of course intervene, but it is up to PPLN whether they want to intervene or not. “There is an Integrity Pact,” he concluded.
Hermono also asked Indonesian citizens in Malaysia to exercise their right to vote in the 2024 elections with full responsibility and order.
Likewise, the Chairman of PPLN Kuala Lumpur, Umar Faruk, also emphasized that the videos circulating and going viral on social media regarding the issue of ballot theft, POS Malaysia bribing to get votes, and the involvement of government officials in manipulating the election were baseless accusations made. by certain individuals, who have an interest in the 2024 Election.
His party also firmly denied the involvement of BIN on behalf of Hermanto in intervening with PPLN and Panwaslu KL in the election process.
According to him, these accusations were deliberately carried out by certain elements to discredit BIN as a government institution.
