Buton students intimidated

Buton students intimidated

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Elementary school principals here
have threatened to fail students whose parents do not vote for
Golkar Party in the general election, according to an independent
poll watchdog.

The local branch of the Journalists Network for Poll
Monitoring reported that the intimidation occurred at Tomia and
Kaledupa state elementary schools.

"This is a unique case," Mappajarungi, the coordinator of the
poll monitoring group in Southeast Sulawesi, said when reporting
his findings from a four-day investigation in Buton regency.

He said the intimidation of students was a serious violation
of election laws and must be stopped immediately.

"We are afraid too many students will have to drop out of
school if their parents refuse to succumb to the principals'
terror," Mappajarungi was quoted as saying by Antara.