Eight parties violate campaign rules

Eight parties violate campaign rules

TANGERANG: Eight political parties have violated campaign
regulations since the start of campaign period on March 11, the
Tangerang Elections Monitoring Committee (Panwaslu) said.

"We have sent written complaints to the Tangerang General
Elections Commission (KPUD) about the infractions. The KPUD has
the authority to take stern measures against them," said poll
watch deputy chairman Syafril Elain on Wednesday.

He said the parties had violated the committee decrees on
legislative election campaigning. Those found guilty would be
fined between Rp 100,000 (US$11) and Rp 1 million and banned from
joining open-air campaigning.

The eight parties are the Nation Mandate Party (PAN), the
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the National
Awakening Party (PKB), the Golkar Party, Pancasila Patriots'
Party, Democratic Party, United Development Party (PPP) and the
Reform Star Party (PBR).

The PBR went against its campaign schedule by holding a
campaign a day early. The other seven breached traffic
regulations and took underage children to campaign activities. --
JP