Thousands protest new Toraja regent

Thousands protest new Toraja regent

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Thousands of locals thronged the
Tana Toraja legislative building on Tuesday, demanding a rerun of
the regent election due to allegations of bribery.

The group threatened to vandalize the building if the
legislators failed to meet their demand.

The protest was sparked by the unlikely win of Yohannes Amping
Situru in the vote on Monday. He qualified for the election after
finishing at the bottom in the preliminary selection.

Surprisingly, Yohanes won by 13 votes in the election to beat
favorite Musa Todung who managed only seven votes.

There was no response from the legislators as of Tuesday
afternoon. (27/edt)