Regent candidates probed for fraud<\/p>\n
Antara News Agency, Blitar, East Java<\/p>\n
An election commission here is investigating alleged campaign
\nfraud involving several candidate pairs running for the posts of
\nBlitar regent and deputy.<\/p>\n
Blitar Election Commission spokesman Miftahul Huda said on
\nMonday regent and deputy regent candidates Soebianto and Suhardi
\nof the Golkar Party, whose personal wealth was Rp 916.9 million
\nand Rp 655 million respectively, had only declared campaign funds
\namounting to Rp 9 million.<\/p>\n
Incumbents Herry Nugroho and Arief Fuadi of the Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party of Struggle, meanwhile, had declared their
\npersonal wealth at Rp 5.8 billion and Rp 582 million respectively
\nbut had only Rp 5 million in their campaign account.<\/p>\n
Both pairs were under investigation because the amount of
\nmoney found in their campaign account did not match personal
\nwealth and likely campaign spending, Miftahul said.<\/p>\n
\"The amount of campaign money (in their accounts) is
\nunrealistic,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Improper declarations of campaign funds are illegal under the
\nlaw.<\/p>\n
Democratic Party pair Harnen Sulistio and Moh. Khoiruddin of
\nhave declared campaign funds of Rp 110 million and are not under
\ninvestigation.<\/p>\n
The commission became suspicious after it discovered the
\namount of money in the candidates' bank accounts had not
\nincreased since Sept. 5.<\/p>\n
The Blitar regional election will be held on Nov. 27 and the
\nthree pairs of candidates are currently campaigning, with
\nelectioneering ending on Nov. 24.<\/p>",
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