Police in Tangerang, Banten province, are investigating a newly sworn-in member of the municipal elections commission for the possible illegal possession of two official identification cards.
"Indonesian citizens are only allowed to possess one ID card and if a citizen has more than one ID card and uses them for any purpose, it's a crime," the Tangerang Police's chief detective, Comr. Budhi Herdi Sisianto, said Friday.
Budhi said police had received reports that Dadang Hermawan, one of the members of the elections commission, or KPUD, who were sworn in on June 18, possessed ID cards from two regions.
"We will summon Dadang Hermawan soon for questioning," he said.
He said based on initial information gathered by police from media reports, it appeared Dadang was in possible violation of Article 263 of the Criminal Code for falsifying state documents.
If convicted under this article, he could face up to nine years in prison.
Dadang registered as a candidate for the Tangerang regency elections commission, but failed to pass the selection process.
He then registered for the Tangerang municipality elections commission, eventually winning a seat on the body.
One of the requirements for registering as a candidate for the commissions is a local ID card.
According to data from Tangerang regency, Dadang is registered as a resident of Sepatan district.
Several students from the group Himpunan Mahasiswa Tangerang, Tangerang mayoral candidate Ibnu Jandi, councilors Wawan Tavip Budiawan of the Justice and Welfare Party and Hasanudin Bije of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle have delivered protests to the Banten provincial elections commission for its decision not to remove Dadang from the municipal body.
Dadang has acknowledged possessing two ID cards and using both to register as a candidate for the regency and municipal poll commissions.
"My ID card from the regency has been revoked. Check with the Pasir Jaya sub-district office in Jati Uwung and see that I have been registered and given a new ID card as a resident of the municipality," he said.
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