Maluku councillors discuss election

AMBON, Maluku: Fifteen councillors from Maluku, who are also members of the gubernatorial election committee, are slated to meet home minister Hari Sabarno on Friday to discuss election regulations.

The committee's chairman Jhon Maioa said on Wednesday that the councillors would also meet the ministry's regional autonomy director general to consult technical problems in the election.

The election should have been conducted last September but was delayed for around 10 months due to security reasons. The province was under civil emergency at that time.

Jhon said that the Maluku Legislative Council had not set a date for the election yet, but it would take place later this year. -- JP