Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has criticized the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) and demands that it be more selective in responding to reports after being cleared of allegations of having breached election laws for giving the two-finger salute.
"There are many things that can be reported and if every single report is responded to without considering the importance, then our election will focus on trivial things," Anies told reporters on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.
Anies was reported by the National Guard for the People to Bawaslu for attending a Gerinda Party national conference in Sentul, Bogor, West Java and giving the two-finger salute.
He was accused of campaigning for Prabowo Subianto and running mate Sandiaga Uno, the presidential candidate pair listed as number two on the ballot.
Regional leaders are prohibited from campaigning for candidates unless they are on leave.
After being questioned on Monday, Bawaslu's Bogor office chairman, Irvan Firmansyah, declared Friday that Anies had not breached any laws.
"During the questioning I told them to use common sense in responding to every report," Anies added. (fac)