KPU officials named suspects

KPU officials named suspects

TANGERANG: The police named on Monday the secretary and a
member of the Tangerang Elections Commission (KPU) as suspects
for tampering with the documents of a candidate to make it appear
as if he had passed the election screening.

The KPU secretary Wawan Kuswanto and member Ibnu Jandi were
questioned at the Tangerang Police Headquarters on Monday.

They were accused of putting Budi Kristanto on the top of the
list of candidates of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
(PDI-P) to represent Cileduk, Karang Tengah and Larangan
districts.

Another KPU member Jazuli Abdillah will also be questioned on
Tuesday over the case.

The case was filed by the Banten Provincial Election
Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) after it found out that Budi had
actually failed the KPU screening. --JP