Party to set up legal unit

Party to set up legal unit

SURABAYA, East Java: The provincial branch of the United Development Party (PPP) will establish a legal aid body to help it better prepare for the 1997 general elections.

Chairman H.M. Syumli Sadly told Antara yesterday the branch is currently making an inventory of members who are law school graduates.

The Central Java branch has already formed a body with 75 law school graduates who will be entrusted with the task of monitoring the general elections in the province and prevent possible violations.

All PPP branches at the provincial and regency level will be establishing similar bodies soon, the agency reported. (swe)