Democracy, Bekasi style

Democracy, Bekasi style

From Warta Kota

The election of the regent of Bekasi recently was marked by
the losers being allowed to outrageously exert such pressure on
the election committee that it annulled the outcome of the polls.

Bekasi security officers, of which there are 1,600, were
nowhere to be seen during the election so that the crowds of
candidates' supporters were able to turn this important event
into a circus.

The overturning of the election result, which represented the
wish of the majority of voters, is strongly believed to have been
tainted by bribery. The question thus arises: Is this some sort
of new model of democracy?

The minister of home affairs should seriously look into what
happened in Bekasi so that the real winner will not be deprived
of his victory by such tactics.

RIDWAN B.
Bekasi, West Java