ICW poll findings irks Golkar

ICW poll findings irks Golkar

JAKARTA: Urban voters in the April 5 legislative election had
chosen political parties known to have a commitment to
eradicating corruption and zero tolerance for crooked
politicians, a survey revealed on Monday.

The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) survey found that 1,500
respondents across Jakarta, Padang, Bandar Lampung, Bandung,
Surabaya, Pontianak, Samarinda, Makassar and Mataram said they
had voted against the Golkar Party, the Indonesia Democratic
Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Concern for the Nation
Functional Party (PKPB), as they had associated those parties
with crooked politicians.

Lawrence TP Sibuarea, head of Golkar's legal, human rights and
environmental division, told the ICW to be prepared for "many
lawsuits" following their publication of the polls. -- JP