Repeat voters reported to police

JAKARTA: Four voters who were caught red-handed trying to vote more than once in the April 5 legislative election were reported to the Jakarta Police on Thursday by the Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).

"Three voters were arrested at polling stations in West Jakarta and another was apprehended at a polling station in North Jakarta," Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said on Thursday.

Police had been questioning the four suspects, he said, but did not reveal the political parties for which the four had tried to cast additional ballots.

Prasetyo said police also received reports from the public about five voters who each possessed more than one voter card. They were arrested at polling stations in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.

"But the Panwaslu has yet to report the case to us," he said.

The Panwaslu, the police and the Attorney General's Office had earlier signed a memorandum of understanding that any violations of the Election Law must be filed by the Panwaslu. If the violations are considered to be more than administrative violations, they must be forwarded to the police. -- JP