Candidates reported for vote-buying

Candidates reported for vote-buying

AMBON, Maluku: Two residents of Batumeja subdistrict have
reported four legislative candidates from the Golkar Party to
Ambon Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) for engaging in
vote-buying, a Panwaslu official disclosed on Friday.

Yantje Setyabudi, head of Ambon Panwaslu, said the two
residents told Panwaslu officials that the four candidates -- who
he identified only as RL, DO, YH and HL -- used various tricks to
woo people to vote for Golkar.

YH was reported for allegedly giving away Rp 7 million to
local residents, DO allegedly gave away Rp 2 million, RL handed
over cement worth Rp 3 million and HL promised to give money to
residents.

The two residents said they were prepared to testify against
the four if the Ambon General Elections Commission (KPU) or
police took the case to court.

"Panwaslu will investigate the matter and hand the results
over to the KPU," he said. -- JP