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Bawaslu officials guilty of ethics breach

The General Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP) issued an official warning letter for the chairman of the Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu), Muhammad, and three of his colleagues — Nasrullah, Endang Wihdatiningtyas and Nelson Simanjuntak, after they were found guilty of ethics violations

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Jakarta
Thu, August 15, 2013

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Bawaslu officials guilty of ethics breach

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he General Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP)issued an official warning letter for the chairman of the Election SupervisoryCommittee (Bawaslu), Muhammad, and three of his colleagues '€” Nasrullah, EndangWihdatiningtyas and Nelson Simanjuntak, after they were found guilty of ethicsviolations.

The council ruled that the four Bawaslu members had wrongly annulled the candidacy of a legislative candidate from the National Mandate Party (PAN), Selviana Sofyan Husein, during the verification process.

'€œWe have thoroughly examined all evidence, as well as carefully listened to a number of witnesses. They have been proven to have violated the election code of conduct,'€ DKPP chairman Jimly Ashiddiqie said on Wednesday as quoted by tribunnews.com.

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