Bontang, Election Supervisory Board - Several municipal police officers accompanied by the police and the members of East Kalimantan Provincial Election Supervisory Board and Bontang Election Supervisory Committee removed a few billboards of Regional Governmental Agencies that showed the photograph of the Candidate of Bontang Mayor at some road points of the Bontang Regency. The curbing of billboard was witnessed directly by the Chairman of Election Supervisory Board of the Republic of Indonesia, Nasrullah.
Nasrullah said that, if the Regional Governmental Agencies wanted to convey information, it should be without any photographs. However, it was allowed if the photograph of the head of region who was not the candidate for the next simultaneous election for local leaders 2015. "The Law No. 8 of 2015 regulates the prohibition of incumbent candidates to take benefit on the work program of local government," he said during a supervision and monitoring of campaign props along the road in Bontang City, Monday (19/10) afternoon.
Nasrullah added that the campaign props that may be installed only those facilitated by the Election Commission, other campaign props were not allowed. In the context of the current campaign, it was far different from the context of the previous campaign. Any actions to inform, and introduce candidates were already included in the campaign activity. "Referring to the Law and Regulation of Election Commission, campaign props that can be installed only those are facilitated by the Election Commission, any other props are not allowed," he explained.
In addition, unscheduled campaign is a campaign conducted beyond the time and place that had been set by the Election Commission. Of course, continued Nasrullah, the campaign rules had to comply with the established rules and regulations. Anyone who performs campaign activities outside the schedule could be processed. "It has regulated the rules in the campaign period and of course the rules must be obeyed," said Nasrullah.
Of course, continued Nasrullah, the election watchdog function was the prevention and repression. However, if the established approach had been not complied with, the election supervisors would take the right process. "The election watchdog function is the process of prevention and repression. If they disobey the process of prevention, then we will take repression measure," he said.
Author: Muhtar
