KPU officials fired for vote mark-up

KPU officials fired for vote mark-up

DONGGALA, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi General Election
Commission (KPU) has fired the chief of Donggala Municipality KPU
Abdullah Malabang and his four subordinates for vote markup in
the July 5 legislative election.

Dharma Sallata Putra, a member of Central Sulawesi KPU, said
that the decision followed the recent verdict by the local
district court, found the five officials guilty for marking up
votes in the legislative election.

In the legislative election, the five officials were found to
have changed National Mandate Party (PAN) official votes to
17,027 from 7,027, so that it allowed the PAN candidate a seat in
the House of Representatives (DPR). -- JP