Election Officers Died In Indonesia

Malang general elections commission kpu head.

Election officers died in indonesia. Meanwhile in malang east java kpps officer agus susanto 40 from lowokwaru subdistrict passed away after finishing his work at a polling station. Cnn more than 300 indonesian election workers have died many of which from fatigue related illnesses after the world s third biggest democracy hit the polls earlier this month. Jakarta reuters ten days after indonesia held the world s biggest single day elections more than 270 election staff have died mostly of fatigue related illnesses caused by long hours of work.

In the early morning of 22 may 2019 supporters of prabowo protested in jakarta against jokowi s victory. As of 9 may 2019 the election commission kpu said the dead included 456 election officers 91 supervisory agents and 22 police officers. More than 270 election workers in indonesia have died mostly of fatigue related illnesses caused by long hours of work counting millions of ballot papers by hand an official says.

The protest turned into a riot which left eight people dead and over 600 injured. More than 130 polling station workers and police officers across indonesia have died mostly from fatigue while hundreds of others became ill before during and after last week s general election. Chairman of the national general election commission kpu arief budman informed the press in jakarta on monday that 91 officers of the polling station working committees kpps in 19 indonesian provinces had lost their lives while 374 others had fallen sick after being overcome by fatigue owing to protracted work hours.