'Beware of bogus officials'

'Beware of bogus officials'

JAKARTA (JP): As voter registration started yesterday,
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja warned Jakartans of possible
bogus registrars.

"Please be careful. Ask the officials who want to register you
to show their identity cards issued by the official Election
Supervision Committee," Surjadi said.

He said some people may pretend to be officials and then rob
the house.

The governor also urged Jakartans not to hesitate in
registering themselves as voters in next year's general election.

The voter registration period began yesterday and runs until
May 20 during which time officials from the committee will visit
every house in Jakarta to register the occupants as voters.

The officials will also register hospital patients and police
detainees. Many of the latter are eligible to vote in the general
election because they have yet to be found guilty of any crime.
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