Susilo, Kalla to deploy 1m witnesses

BENGKULU: Jusuf Kalla, the running mate of presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said on Tuesday his campaign team would deploy one million poll witnesses across the archipelago for the July 5 presidential election.

"The poll witnesses are currently being trained in their respective regions and they are ready to be deployed to poll stations nationwide on July 5," said Kalla while campaigning in Bengkulu.

The presence of witnesses will be crucial for preventing poll rigging in the election, he said. -- Antara