Border crossers did not vote

Border crossers did not vote

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: About 3,000 Indonesians living in Papua
New Guinea did not vote in the May 29 election.

"Most of them crossed the border from Irian Jaya, Indonesia's
easternmost province, and have lived in the neighboring country
for a long time," Indonesian Ambassador Abinowo Mukmin told
Antara here Wednesday.

He said they could not vote because they had not had
Indonesian identity cards.

"Besides, the government of Papua New Guinea has decided that
the Indonesian border crossers can vote in its general election
scheduled for June 14," Mukmin said.