KPU member tenders resignation

KPU member tenders resignation

JAKARTA: General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mudji
Sutrisno submitted on Wednesday his resignation to President
Megawati Soekarnoputri.

"I went to the State Secretariat this morning to submit my
resignation. It was followed in the afternoon by a visit to the
House of Representatives for the same purpose," he said.

He said his reason for resigning was his unwillingness to give
up his lecturing job. The newly endorsed election bill stipulates
that all KPU members must devote their time to the commission and
not hold any other position during their five-year term.

Previously, Mudji and fellow KPU member Imam B. Prasodjo
announced that they would leave their posts at the KPU because of
the ruling. Imam was unavailable for comment.

Most of KPU's 11 members are lecturers. They went through
House screening, knowing that if they were approved for KPU
positions they would be required to leave their jobs. --JP