It's a no for foreign observers

It's a no for foreign observers

JAMBI: The General Elections Committee (KPU) in Jambi province
have opened registration for independent observers for the
upcoming election of regional heads until the end of March, an
official says.

"The observers should be independent teams from local
nongovernmental groups and other legal entities," the Jambi
committee's chairman, Rozali Abdullah, told The Jakarta Post on
Thursday.

The teams, he added, should have clear financial backgrounds
and must not be members of political parties competing in the
June elections.

"If foreign observers want to take part, they can help
financially, but not (by sending) people. Funds can be used by
local nongovernmental groups to monitor the election," he said.

The teams, he said, would be accredited by the provincial and
regental/municipal branches of the committee. -- JP