Election fraud found in Aru

Election fraud found in Aru

AMBON, Maluku: An Aru Islands election-monitoring group claims it
has found irregularities during the recent local election held on
June 23. Among the findings, were that the names of some dead
people and babies had been listed as eligible voters, said chief
of the watchdog group established by the Aru Islands regental
council, Musa Buce.

The monitors also reported that some candidates had given away
rice to potential voters, raising suspicions that they were
attempting to bribe them, said Musa.

Despite the allegations, the chief of Aru Islands regental
General Election Commission (KPUD) Karel Labok said that the
accusations were untrue. The dead registrants only died after
they were registered as eligible voters, so no poll fraud
occurred, he argued. -- JP