Foreigner Wins Regional Election, Problem in Data Synergy
The alleged dual citizenship of the elected regent of Sabu Raijua regency shows that there are still problems in the synergy of population data. The Home Ministry, KPU and Bawaslu will meet today to solve the problem.
Candidates for regent and deputy regent elected Sabu Raijua, Orient P Riwu Kaho and Thobias Uly.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - The controversy on the dual citizenship of the elected regent of Sabu Raijua, one of regencies in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Orient P Riwu Kore, shows there is a problem in the synergy of the population data with data from related agencies. With rapid development in information technology, data synergy should be better.
Orient was elected as the regent of Sabu Raijua in the regional election held on 9 Dec. 2020. He is scheduled to be inaugurated in the near future. The controversy on Orient’s dual citizenship came to surface after the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Sabu Raijua received a reply letter from the United States Embassy (US) in Jakarta on 1 Feb. 2021 confirming that Orient was a US citizen.