Provincial legislative candidates unveiled today<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The final provincial legislative list of some
\n13,500 candidates was completed Wednesday morning, National
\nElections Committee (PPI) chairman Jacob Tobing said.<\/p>\n
Diskettes containing the list will be distributed to the media
\non Thursday, while the committee will have the list printed
\neither on Friday or Saturday.<\/p>\n
By Wednesday afternoon, some 100 complaints concerning the
\nnominees had been submitted. Most of the complaints were made by
\nparty members unhappy with internal party choices.<\/p>\n
He said the complaints concerned candidates who had repeatedly
\nbecome legislatures and those \"who did not reflect public
\naspirations\".<\/p>\n
Jacob acknowledged that the committee had \"neglected\" setting
\na time frame for parties to raise objections.<\/p>\n
As a result, only two days was allowed for both parties and
\nthe public to challenge the listing. In the earlier set schedule
\nthere were six days to raise objections, from May 12 until a day
\nbefore the temporary list was issued on May 18.<\/p>\n
Article 44 of the elections law states parties are allowed to
\nraise objections to the list \"in the period stipulated by the
\nNational\/Provincial\/Regional Elections Committee\".<\/p>\n
He said most changes from the temporary list involved
\ncandidates from the three established parties -- the United
\nDevelopment Party (PPP), the Golkar Party and the Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), he said.<\/p>\n
He said the National Elections Committee (PPI) is also
\ninvestigating allegations of foul play regarding the list of
\ncandidates.<\/p>\n
Journalists receiving the diskettes of temporary lists on
\nSunday found discrepancies in the listing of candidates and
\nprovinces.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Jacob insisted the original file was complete.<\/p>\n
PDI Perjuangan has claimed it has submitted candidates from 27
\nprovinces, while the list received by The Jakarta Post contained
\nnames for only 15 provinces.<\/p>\n
With doubts now raised over the accuracy of the data, the
\nprinting of the final list may be carried out by a company other
\nthan PT Metro Pos, the company which printed the temporary list
\nfor the official elections committees.<\/p>\n
As of Wednesday, Jacob had not named any alternative firm.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) urged
\nthe announcement of the final list of legislative candidates be
\ndelayed to provide more time for the public to assess the list.
\nYLBHI said on Wednesday many of the representatives on the list
\nare unfamiliar.<\/p>\n
But Jacob said further postponements would delay the poll.<\/p>\n
Separately in Solo, Central Java, the PDI Perjuangan branch
\ndemanded the withdrawal of its chairwoman's husband, Taufik
\nKiemas, from the candidate list for Palembang, South Sumatra.<\/p>\n
According to Yubiarno, the Solo branch chairman, PDI
\nPerjuangan must avoid nepotism, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
In Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi, objections against the
\nlegislative lists mounted. A large number of complaints were made
\nby Golkar followers concerning internal party choices.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, police arrested on Tuesday night a party cadre for
\ninciting hatred between Muslims and PDI Perjuangan, city police
\nspokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Lubis said the suspect, identified as Wahyu Basuki Setiardjo,
\nwho claimed to be a candidate for the City Council, was arrested
\nfor printing brochures which stated that two executives of PDI
\nPerjuangan were against Islam.<\/p>\n
\"We seized 20,000 sheets of brochures from a printing company
\nin West Jakarta,\" Lubis said.<\/p>\n
An employee of the printing company, said to be an admirer of
\nchairwoman of PDI Perjuangan Megawati Soekarnoputri, was offended
\nwith the brochures and reported their existence to the police,
\nLubis said.<\/p>\n
He said the printing firm's owner, admitted receiving the
\nprinting order from a man, who was arrested and who gave police
\nthe name of the main suspect.<\/p>\n
He said Setiardjo would be charged with inciting hatred, which
\ncarries a maximum punishment of two-and-a-half years in jail or a
\nfine of up to Rp 4,500. (edt\/30\/jun)<\/p>",
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