Poll official turns out to be thief

Poll official turns out to be thief

PURBALINNGA, Central Java: A legislative candidate who is also a local member of the Indonesian Elections Committee is in trouble after he was caught red-handed stealing ballot cards on Thursday.

Catur Setyo Utomo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) admitted to police to have stolen 21 ballot cards.

Setyo Utomo couldn't resist the temptation when he, along with other committee members, was sorting out ballot cards in the election committee office.

In fact, he was warned by a committee official when he stole nine cards. Instead of relinquishing the cards, he stole 12 more and hid them in a magazine which carries the picture of party chief Megawati Soekarnoputri. (45)