135 Papua Panswaslu members installed

135 Papua Panswaslu members installed

JAYAPURA, Papua: The chairman of the Papua General Elections
Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu), Marudut Hasugian, installed 135
committee members for 27 districts across the province on
Saturday.

"They consist of 81 lecturers, non-governmental organization
activists and journalists, and 54 police officers and
prosecutors," he said.

Eight of the new committee members are women.

Commenting on the small number of female members, Marudut said
only a few women had applied for the committee, and that several
districts had no female candidates at all.

He added that the process of selecting Panwaslu members for
Kaimana district was still underway.

Marudut told the committee members to work hard to supervise
the 2004 legislative elections, to ensure the polls are fair and
democratic. --JP