Plagued by Mismanagement
Regional elections committees throughout Indonesia are being sued by disgruntled election candidates. The Department of Home Affairs has listed 23 problem regions.
June 7, 2005
LAST Wednesday, as night descended over the city of Jayapura, in Papua, an atmosphere of calm was suddenly disrupted by the shouts of demonstrators in support of Jayapura mayor candidate, Jan Hendrik Hamadi. Hamadi's supporters burned piles of wood and tires. "Disband the Jayapura Regional Elections Committee," shouted demonstration coordinator, Fredi Fonataba. "They have deliberately sidelined Jan Hendrik," Fonataba explai
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