Bawaslu on Jokowi's Social Assistance Distribution: Allowed, Except...

Bawaslu on Jokowi's Social Aid Distribution: Allowed, Except...

Bawaslu on Jokowi's Social Assistance Distribution: Allowed, Except...

Dream - The Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) stated that they have not found any politicization elements in the distribution of social assistance (bansos) during the 2024 election period.

"Division of Social Assistance"

The Chairman of Bawaslu, Rahmat Bagja, stated that they are currently coordinating with the Ministry of SOEs and the Head of Bulog, Bayu Krisnamurthi, regarding the mechanism of distributing social assistance during the 2024 Election period.

"Just prove it. What is clear at this moment is that we are coordinating with our colleagues from the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises and also the head of Bulog, because it is related to social assistance, Bulog, because this is the Ministry of Social Affairs in order to determine how the process of distributing social assistance works,"

word Rahmat, Monday 5 February 2024, quoted from merdeka.com.

"Participants of the Election"

Rahmat also reminded the leaders of Bulog and Mensos to pay attention to the distribution of social assistance so that it is not taken advantage of by election participants.

Rahmat said, Bawaslu is still investigating the politicization of social assistance conducted by participants of the 2024 Election. However, so far Bawaslu has not received any reports of the distribution of social assistance during the campaign.

"If social assistance continues until today, we will try to delve into it, especially in terms of distribution. We usually monitor campaigns, but if there are no reports on campaigns, except for campaigns in other forms, not social assistance but bazaars or basic necessities, they are allowed in accordance with PKPU."

word Rahmat.

According to Rahmat, the basic necessities bazaar does not violate the election regulations because they have to be purchased by the community. Meanwhile, social assistance is distributed without being purchased.

Rahmat emphasized that there is no prohibition on the distribution of social assistance, including that carried out by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Except, according to Rahmat, in the distribution of social assistance, Jokowi invites choosing a certain candidate pair in the elections. "Social assistance. The head of state is allowed. Except if then Mr. Jokowi says choose this one, then it is not allowed," said Rahmat.

Rahmat emphasized that there is no indication that Jokowi invited the public to choose candidates in the 2024 elections when distributing social assistance. "As long as his actions are not like that, saying so, it's quite difficult. Because social assistance is part of government aid, and it was present in 2019 and also in 2014, not later on, what is important is that as the head of state, he does not do it during the implementation of government programs," said Rahmat.

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