Hoaxes Undermine Election’s Quality
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Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo (right) and National Police criminal investigation (Bareskrim) chief Comr. Gen. Arief Sulistyanto (left) speak to reporters on Thursday (03/01/19) in Jakarta after a closed-door meeting. Tjahjo has urged the Bareskrim to investigate a hoax concerning the ballot papers for the 2019 general election that had arrived in seven containers at Tanjung Priok Port.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS -- The General Elections Commission (KPU) has filed a police report in response to the recent spreading of a hoax on social media stating that there were seven containers filled with millions of marked ballots.
Political elites and public figures have been asked to restrain themselves from causing unnecessary uproar ahead of the 2019 general election by spreading hoaxes. The spread of disinformation related to election organization would only lead to public unrest and the erosion of public trust in the election process and results.