Party verification set for May

Party verification set for May

JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza
Mahendra said on Wednesday that his ministry would start
verifying political parties in May.

The verification process, which will determine the validity of
political parties registering for the 2004 general election, will
continue until Sept. 31.

The minister expected all political parties to have submitted
the required documents before Aug. 31 in order to give the
ministry ample time to complete verification in line with the
schedule.

Results of the verification will be presented to the General
Elections Commission (KPU), which will then determine which
parties are eligible to contest the elections.

A total of 237 parties have registered with the ministry, but
only 28 of them have submitted complete documents so far, Yusril
said.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan)
and the Golkar Party are among those that have not submitted the
required documents. -- JP