Many children at the Jokowi event inaugurate volunteers, here is the committee's explanation

BOGOR, KOMPAS.com – The People's Post (Pospera) organized the event "Jokowi Lantik 7000 Jokowi" in Sentul, Bogor, Tuesday (27/11/2018). Presidential candidate Joko Widodo was present at the event to nominate thousands of his volunteers in the presidential election of 2019.

surveillance Kompas.com On site, residents use Jokowi masks that were distributed by the event committee.

They also wore black jackets with the PDI-P logo on the front. On the back, we see the face of Adian Napitupulu, the coach of the Pospera organization and PDI-P politician.

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Many locals come with children. In fact, the involvement of children in political activities is expressly prohibited by the Law No. 35 of 2014 on the protection of children.

Article 15 states that every child has the right to obtain protection from abuse during political activities.

Linda (26) admitted that she had helped bring in her five year old child because no one was taking care of her at home.

"My husband is still working," said Linda.

Residents of Sentul claimed to have come to the event because they had been invited by their neighbors. He claimed to be interested in coming because the venue of the event in the Olympic Bogorindo Sentul storage area was not far from his home.

Linda claimed that she did not know that it was forbidden to involve children in political activities.

"I just participated because I was invited," he said.

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At the same time, Pospera Mustar Bona Ventura, public relations officer, said that she appealed to the residents present to ensure that they do not drive children. However, according to Bona, he could not ban residents who had come to bring their children.

"There is a call, it is forbidden to bring babies, it is forbidden to bring young children, there is no real tolerance, but as there are local residents it's still raining outside too, "said Bona.

"Pak RW, the village chief is also overwhelmed to restrain citizens who want to come here," he added.