Tempo explain: Mengapa Cagub Bengkulu Tetap Bisa Ikut Pilkada Meski Kena OTT KPK?
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Rohidin Mersyah, governor of Bengkulu and incumbent candidate with number 2 in 2024 election
00:10held a hand-to-hand operation or OTT on Saturday, November 23, 2024
00:15with 7 of his subordinates in the Bengkulu province government.
00:19From the OTT, the KPK appointed 3 people to be suspects,
00:23namely Rohidin Mersyah, regional secretary Isnan Fajri, and Efrian Syah,
00:27as well as Rohidin.
00:29Suspects were charged with article 12a and article 12b of Law No. 20 of 2001
00:35on the violation of the Corruption Crimes Act Article 55 of the KUHP.
00:41Rohidin Mersyah's candidacy in the election of governor of Bengkulu was also questioned
00:45after he was declared a suspect by the KPK.
00:48Some said Rohidin could still continue his candidacy
00:51because there was no final and binding court decision.
00:54Meanwhile, some said Rohidin should be automatically removed from the candidacy
00:59because he has failed administratively.
01:03The KPK representative Alexander Marwata insisted that Rohidin's suspected status
01:08did not affect his candidacy in the Bengkulu regional election.
01:11People can still vote for Rohidin because the ballot has been printed.
01:15Even if the incumbent candidate wins, he can still be appointed.
01:19On the other hand, Alex said the legal process against Rohidin is still underway.
01:23So Alex added that if it is proven to be wrong, he will be removed.
01:29A similar opinion was conveyed by the head of the KPU, Muhammad Afifuddin.
01:32Rohidin's candidacy did not automatically fail, although he remained a suspect.
01:36Reported from Antara, Afifuddin explained that
01:39the basis refers to article 163 verse 6, 7 and 8 of the Constitution.
01:46Article 163 verse 6 of Law No. 10 of 2016 of the Constitution states
01:51that if a candidate is suspected during an election,
01:57the incumbent can still be appointed as a governor or vice-governor.
02:01Article 163 verse 7 and 8 of the Constitution states
02:04that if a candidate is suspected during an election,
02:08he can still be appointed as a suspect during an election,
02:11he can still be appointed, and he can be immediately removed from office.
02:16State Attorney at the University of Andalas, Ferry Amsari said
02:20that Rohidin should be disqualified from candidacy
02:23after he was placed as a suspect.
02:25In article 71 verse 3 of Law No. 10 of 2016
02:29on the election of governor, regent, and mayor,
02:32governors or vice-governors, regents or vice-regents,
02:35and mayors or vice-mayors are prohibited from using elections,
02:38programs, and activities that benefit or harm
02:41one of the candidates in six months
02:44before the date of appointment of the candidate
02:46until the appointment of the candidate.
02:50Meanwhile, article 280 of Law No. 7 of 2017
02:54on the general election states
02:56that candidates and campaign teams are prohibited
02:59from participating in state civil apparatus.
03:01In the arrest operation in Bengkulu,
03:03KPK investigators found evidence that Rohidin
03:05collected a number of subpoenas in mid-July 2024.
03:09In that meeting, Rohidin asked for funding
03:11for his interests as an incumbent candidate in 2024.
03:17A researcher from Indonesia Corruption Watch, Egy Primayoga, said
03:21the arrest operation in Bengkulu was nothing new.
03:25Almost in every general election,
03:27a fraud must have happened.
03:29In the case in Bengkulu, Egy said,
03:31KPK or KPU did not dare to take firm steps.
03:34Rohidin should no longer be qualified
03:36to continue his candidacy to the next stage
03:38in 2024.
03:40Unfortunately, Egy added, Rohidin also did not take steps
03:43that could save the integrity of the voters
03:45by retiring as a candidate.