KPU to form poll supervisory team

KPU to form poll supervisory team

JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) will conclude
on Saturday the screening to elect six people to form the
election supervisory committee and its result is to be announced
to the public on Monday.

The screening began on Thursday when all nine members of the
KPU held an interview with the nominees.

Candidates were given five minutes to introduce themselves and
their background and explain their motivation in joining the
supervisory committee.

Each KPU member then asked the nominees various questions in a
40-minute session that followed. Among the questions asked were
about the mechanism of the general election and the supervisory
committee's main tasks.

Several candidates were also asked about any possible links
with political parties to determine their neutrality.

The supervisory committee is an independent body that will
monitor the 2004 general election, including ballot counting.

Of the six nominees, one was from the media, two from the
academic community, and three from the general public. Three more
members of the election supervisory committee will be appointed
from the Attorney General's Office and the National Police. -- JP