Party flags ordered to be removed

Party flags ordered to be removed

JAKARTA: City Governor Sutiyoso set Saturday as the deadline
for the city's five mayors and the Thousands Islands regent to
ensure their areas were free of political party flags or banners.

"I have asked the mayors and regent to clean up their areas by
Saturday at the latest; they've already had a week," he said on
Wednesday, as quoted by official city website beritajakarta.com.

Sutiyoso emphasized that the flying of party flags and banners
across the city had violated orders.

"The parties should have sought the governor's permission to
display flags or banners on major thoroughfares. They should
remember that this is not the campaigning season," he said.

Campaigning will start in early March, prior to the
legislative election in April. The direct presidential election
will take place in two phases, in July and September. -- JP