Police to question Baramuli

Police to question Baramuli

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The police are investigating alleged
violations of electoral law involving former Supreme Advisory
Council (DPA) chief A.A. Baramuli.

Provincial Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) chairman
Aswanto reported Baramuli on Thursday to the police for allegedly
falsifying some of the information required to support his
candidacy for the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

Aswanto said that Baramuli was not a Makassar resident who had
been living in the provincial capital for the last three
consecutive years, as required by the Law No. 12/2003 on general
elections.

If found guilty, Baramuli could be sentenced to three months
in jail or be fined up to Rp 6 million (US$705).

Aswanto, representing the elections committee, submitted a
letter from the head of Menteng subdistrict, Central Jakarta,
saying that Baramuli was a resident of Jakarta and possessed a
Jakarta identity card.

However, Baramuli denied the allegation, saying he had lived
in Makassar for 40 years ago, as proven by a certificate from the
Makassar district chief, who said he resided on Jl. Penghibur,
formerly known as Jl. Somba Opu, in the city. -- Antara