The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta — The state has ignored the political rights of thousands of Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) by not preparing a viable system for them to cast their votes in the simultaneous regional leadership elections, says an expert.

“The government will violate the civil and political rights of TKIs overseas should it fail to facilitate them to participate in the leadership elections in their respective regions,” population expert and researcher at the Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University’s Population and Policy Study Center Muhadjir Darwin told The Jakarta Post on Monday. 

Based on Government Regulation in lieu of Law No.