Convicts hope for better Indonesia

Convicts hope for better Indonesia

KEDIRI, East Java: Hundreds of convicts in Kediri
Penitentiary, East Java, voted on Monday, with the hope that the
country will be more prosperous, justice will be delivered and
security maintained.

Rugianto, 53, an inmate, expressed concern about poor law
enforcement in the country. The judiciary sides with the haves
and powerful people, while the poor are often the victims of
injustice, he said.

"Having cast my vote, I hope that the future legislators and
government will uphold justice and enforce the law," he said,
after voting in the compound of the penitentiary.

Suwarto, 39, another convict hoped that the next government
would be able to take the nation out of the economic crisis.

Nanang, 23, called on the next government to eradicate
corruption, as this has dragged Indonesia into an economic crisis
and moral bankruptcy. -- Antara