Bandung – Six polling station officers (TPS) in West Java, who were supposed to be part of the democratic history, instead left behind a sad story. They passed away after carrying out their duties during the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections held on Wednesday (27/11).
“We mourn the loss of 6 organizers from nearly 700 thousand of our organizers on the H day (voting day), who passed away until last night,” said the Chairman of the West Java KPU, Ummi Wahyuni, Thursday (28/11/2024).
Ummi said that the KPPS officers who passed away were not only due to exhaustion, but some forced themselves to come despite feeling unwell.
“Of these 6 officers, it wasn’t just due to exhaustion, but some were indeed sick. However, their spirit to carry out their duties remained strong, so they forced themselves,” he said.
The six deceased officers came from various regions, including Majalengka, Karawang, Bogor Regency, Bandung Regency, Bogor City, and Indramayu Regency. Four of them were KPPS members, and the other two were security officers.
“There are 6 who passed away, so 4 KPPS and 2 security officers.” (keamanan). From Majalengka, Karawang, Bogor Regency, and Bandung Regency for the KPPS. For security in Bogor City and Indramayu Regency,” said the Head of the Human Resources Control and Research Division of the West Java KPU, Abdulah Sapi’i.
According to the regulations, he explained that the deceased officers would be given compensation in accordance with KPU rules. In addition to the six officers who died, 52 other officers were reported to have fallen ill after the voting.
“Those who are sick until today number 52 people, with various causes of illness, some due to exhaustion, mild stroke, severe fever, or accidents.” According to our guidelines, there are compensations related to work accidents and death,” he emphasized.
Leave a Reply