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DPD candidate sentenced for fake document

Suherdjoko
The Jakarta Post
Semarang

The Semarang District Court has sentenced Siti Fatimah to three
months in jail and fined her Rp 3 million (US$352.9) for using
fake documents for her candidacy as a member of the Regional
Representatives Council (DPD).

Presiding Judge Edy Sudarmahono said that Fatimah had violated
Law No.12/2003 on elections.

Nur Hidayat Sardini, the chairman of the Elections Supervisory
Committee (Panwaslu) in Central Java, said that the case was the
first of its kind nationwide.

Prosecutor Edy said that Fatimah had been proved to have
included several names on a list of people supporting his
candidacy as a DPD member without their consent.

Anton Sujarwo, Andi Surya Saputra and Irfani, who were among
the people listed as Fatimah's supporters, denied the claim and
said that they had never been contacted by Fatimah.

Edy said that Fatimah was cooperative during the trial process
and that had been taken into account by the court.