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        "msgid": "mpr-secretary-general-denies-allegations-of-bias-by-lcc-four-pillars-jury-in-west-kalimantan-1778684026",
        "date": "2026-05-13 18:33:10",
        "title": "MPR Secretary General Denies Allegations of Bias by LCC Four Pillars Jury in West Kalimantan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Secretary General of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Siti Fauziah, has firmly denied claims of bias by the jury in the provincial-level Four Pillars Quiz Competition in West Kalimantan, attributing the controversy to technical issues with sound during the final round. In response, the MPR has committed to a thorough evaluation, deactivated the involved jury members, and scheduled a rerun of the final with independent academics as judges, while issuing an institutional apology. This incident highlights the MPR's efforts to uphold fairness in its educational initiatives promoting the nation's foundational principles.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Secretary General of the MPR RI, Siti Fauziah,\nhas denied allegations that the jury of the Four Pillars Quiz\nCompetition (LCC) for 2026 at the West Kalimantan provincial level\nfavoured one school in connection with a judging error during the final\nround.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh no, no. That doesn\u2019t exist. We always try to ensure the jury has\nno bias at all, none, so what was conveyed is clear: there is no\n(bias),\u201d said MPR RI Secretary General Siti Fauziah in Jakarta on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Siti, the controversy that occurred in the\nprovincial-level final round in Pontianak on Saturday (9\/5) was due to a\ntechnical error. The jury panel was reportedly hindered by noise from\nthe participants\u2019 direction, leading to the judging mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were indeed some matters that I may not elaborate on further\nbecause there are certain rules, and ultimately it was technical\nconstraints with sound and other issues,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>The MPR is committed to conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the\ncompetition\u2019s organisation. The final round specifically for the LCC\nFour Pillars at the West Kalimantan provincial level has been decided to\nbe repeated this month.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference, the MPR explained that the jury panel for the\nrerun final will be replaced. Previously drawn from MPR internals, the\njury for the rerun will be selected from independent figures such as\nacademics.<\/p>\n<p>The MPR had previously imposed deactivation sanctions on the\naforementioned jury panel from this year\u2019s series of LCC Four Pillars\nactivities. Additionally, the secretariat is currently reviewing options\nfor further administrative personnel sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, regarding public calls for the involved jury members to\nissue personal apologies, Siti stated that the MPR RI Secretariat has\nalready conveyed an institutional apology.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, on Saturday (9\/5), three senior high schools (SMA)\ncompeted in the final round of the MPR RI Four Pillars LCC at the West\nKalimantan provincial level, namely SMA Negeri 1 Pontianak, SMA Negeri 1\nSambas, and SMA Negeri 1 Sanggau.<\/p>\n<p>The competition became widely discussed on social media due to a\njudging error during the buzzer question session.<\/p>\n<p>Participants had raised objections to the jury\u2019s judgement. However,\nthe response from the jury panel, namely the Head of the Assessment\nBureau of the MPR RI Secretariat Dyastasita W.B. and the Head of the\nSecretariat Section of the MPR RI Socialisation Agency Indri Wahyuni,\ndrew criticism from netizens.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mpr-secretary-general-denies-allegations-of-bias-by-lcc-four-pillars-jury-in-west-kalimantan-1778684026",
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