'Official told to vote for Mega'

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Central Kalimantan Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) is investigating a report that Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Al-Munawar had abused his powers recently by urging his subordinates to vote for President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Tantawi Jauhari, a member of the provincial Panwaslu, said on Saturday that following the report the committee had decided to investigate the allegation and would convey its findings to the National Election Supervisory Committee in Jakarta. --Antara