By Niniek Karmini | The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee.
Chairman of the General Election Commission Hasyim Asyari announces the results of Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections at the commission’s office in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 20, 2024. The chief of Indonesia’s electoral commission is dismissed from the post after an ethics council found him guilty Wednesday of sexual abuse. The General Election Commission Chairman Hasyim Asyari committed the ethical violation of a sexual abuse complaint lodged by a woman against him on April 18.
The woman, identified only by her initials, worked at the commission’s office in The Hague, Netherlands, where she said Asyari during his visit asked her to come to his hotel room. The commission said in the ruling that Asyari “was proven to have used his power and misuse of state facilities to fulfill his personal desires.”
The latest accuser attended the hearing at the commission in the capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday. It was unclear whether the woman plans to file a case with the police. In a brief statement, Asyari told a news conference that he accepts the ruling by the election commission. He did not comment on the case.
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