Chusnul questioned for two hours

Chusnul questioned for two hours

JAKARTA: Chusnul Mar'iyah, a member of the General Elections
Commission (KPU) overseeing IT-based ballot counting, was
questioned for two hours at Jakarta Police Headquarters on
Thursday.

She was questioned as a witness, over a defamation allegation
filed by telecommunications observer Roy Suryo last month.

Roy had reported that Chusnul publicly accused him of selling
data to presidential candidate Wiranto's campaign team during a
seminar. She claimed she had obtained the information from a
friend via a short message system (SMS) to her cell phone.

"The friend who sent me the SMS will be questioned next
Friday," she said.

Lawyer Didi Irawadi Syamsuddin said the KPU had warned Roy to
be careful about criticizing its IT management, as it might take
legal action against him.

"Much of his criticism was based on weak data and questionable
information," he said. -- JP