KPU incurs debts to regional govts

KPU incurs debts to regional govts

JAYAPURA, Papua: The legislative election has long been over,
but it left behind a problem in Papua province: a huge Rp 2
billion (US$ 210,526) debt to local governments incurred by the
central General Elections Commission (KPU).

Papua KPU secretary Hisyam Sangadji said the central KPU ran
short of funds in preparing the April 5 legislative election, so
it could not pay distribution costs for election materials in the
province, including the distribution of ballot papers to remote
areas in Papua.

As a consequence, local Papua governments had to make the
distribution payments to make the election a success; now they
wanted to be reimbursed, said Hisyam. -- JP