DKPP Dismisses 67 Election Organisers for Ethics Code Violations

A total of 67 election organisers have been dismissed throughout 2025 to 2026 after being found guilty of violating the Election Organiser Code of Ethics (KEPP), according to the Chairman of the Election Organiser Ethics Council (DKPP), Heddy Lugito. “There are those from the KPU and Bawaslu who have been dishonourably discharged or permanently dismissed, amounting to 67 people. They include chairpersons of the KPU and Bawaslu in the regions,” Heddy told journalists during a Regional Examination Team capacity-strengthening dissemination event in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday. He explained that the election organisers were dismissed for various violations, ranging from sexual misconduct and vote manipulation during election stages to non-election issues such as debt. Heddy cited the recent dismissal of two East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency KPU members over a sexual misconduct case and a district Bawaslu chairman in Southwest Papua for holding concurrent positions, as examples. “This is a very large number, while the DKPP only has seven members,” Heddy noted. He added that the number of complaints from West Nusa Tenggara was relatively low compared to other regions, though the substance of the complaints received still required serious handling. To prevent similar violations from recurring, Heddy stressed that election organisers need to strengthen their understanding of the code of ethics and the potential risks that may arise in carrying out their duties. “The DKPP conducts outreach to election organisers. We also visit university campuses because many thinkers and bastions of democracy come from academia,” he said. Heddy expressed hope that socialisation on the election organisers’ code of ethics could be carried out more intensively and sustainably, so that ethical violations can be curbed and the number of cases brought to the DKPP would not be as high as during the 2024 General Election.