DPD candidate goes on trial

DPD candidate goes on trial

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Palu municipality district court began on
Thursday the trial of Nurmawati Bantilan, 32, a legislative
candidate who is accused of providing false information to
officials of Central Sulawesi's General Elections Commission
(KPUD).

In her indictment, prosecutor Budiwati said that the defendant
initially reported to the KPUD that she was not a member of any
political party, so that she would be allowed to run for the
Regional Representatives Council (DPD) slot, representing the
province. Community members later reported to the KPUD that
Nurmawati was still a member of Golkar Party.

Nurmawati is the deputy secretary of Golkar Party's Central
Sulawesi chapter.

However, Nurmawati denied that she was a member of Golkar
Party. "Probably, the accusation was filed by someone that has a
personal problem with me," she said. -- JP