'Remember what you promised'

'Remember what you promised'

BENGKULU: Approximately 60 employees of a private firm in
Pondok Kelapa district, North Bengkulu, demanded a political
party meet its promise to give them money if they voted for the
party.

Antara reported on Friday that an employee identified as Sn
reported to the Bengkulu legal aid office that a Golkar member
had yet to meet his promise.

He said before the June 7 poll day, he and his friends were
promised Rp 25,000 each by their colleague, a Golkar member, if
they voted for the party.

He said the employees were transported in public vehicles from
North Bengkulu to polling places in Kepahiang district and to
Kota Curup in another regency, Rejang Lebong.

The director of the legal aid office, who is also a member of
the local chapter of the Independent Election Monitoring
Committee (KIPP), Muspani, said he would report the case to the
police.

The head of the province's chapter of Golkar, Sulaiman
Effendi, said he doubted reports of the transportation of
potential voters from one regency to another. He said he was
surprised of "maneuvers" against the party, which was so far
leading in Bengkulu.