KPU secretary dies after lunch

JAMBI: A secretary to the Batanghari regency General Election Commission (KPUD) died on Sunday in mysterious circumstances shortly after eating lunch in a hotel in neighboring Muaro Jambi.

The secretary, Iskandar, went to the Pondok Aurduri Hotel with a woman, Dewi Susanti, an employee of the Nationhood Unity and Community Protection bureau.

Both had lunch together in the hotel's restaurant and checked into a hotel room after lunch.

Dewi called hotel staff for help when she noticed Iskandar had become seized with cramps and was foaming at the mouth.

Police were investigating the case, Muaro Jambi Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sarono said on Monday. -- JP