Jakarta – Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) has asserted that it is by no means underestimating the existence of the Election Monitoring Committee (Panwaslu), and that it has no plan to replace Panwalu members, KPU deputy chairman, Ramlan Surbakti, said here Thursday.

Ramlan noted that he found it necessary to clarify the development on the latest report on the alleged distant relations between the KPU and the Panwaslu.

He said KPU does not want to underestimate Panwaslu by turning down its recommendation to KPU to reprimand violators of the legislative election campaign.

Asked about Thursday's report that the KPU will replace Panwaslu members found guilty of violating KPU's regulation, Ramlan said the report was only based on a question raised by a reporter to him. He however added that the report did not mean that KPU wants to underestimate the Panwaslu.