Indonesian envoy to Malaysia denies alleged intervention in Kuala Lumpur voter list


Workers sort and fold ballot papers for the 2024 presidential election at a Bogor Elections Commission warehouse in West Java on Jan 15, 2024. - Antara

JAKARTA: Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Hermono has denied an allegation circulating in an online video that accused intelligence entities of being involved in the overseas voter list for the general election in Kuala Lumpur.

"If any external parties try to intervene, it comes back to the PPLN [Overseas Election Committee], would they welcome such intervention or not?" said Hermono on Monday (Jan 22), as quoted by Antara news agency.

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