ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE -- ELECTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 001115 SIPDIS DEPT. FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, DRL/FO FOR CCAMPONOVO, S/P, DRL; G (KCURRIE) NSC FOR EPHU, PLETTOW E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2018 TAGS: PREL KDEM ID MG SUBJECT: ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE -- ELECTION MONITORS CONFIRMED REF: A. JUNE 5 E-MAIL BETWEEN JAKARTA AND EAP/KAMALA LAKHDHIR ¶B. JAKARTA 1068 ¶C. STATE 50320 Classified By: DepPol/C Stanley Harsha, reasons 1.4 (b+d). ¶1. (C) On June 4 Umar Hadi, Director for Public Diplomacy at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),told DepPol/C that the GOI had still not decided whether it would send participants to Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) and Election Observation Meeting (EOM) in Mongolia in late June. He reconfirmed that the prospects are highly unlikely (ref B). He had raised this issue that same day with the foreign minister, and said the foreign minister was unable to focus on this issue due to other pressing matters. ¶2. (C) Per ref e-mail, Mission has identified the following candidates outside of DEPLU to participate in the EOM: -- Mr. Lukmansjah, Chief, Public Relations and Public Participation Bureau, Indonesian Electoral Commission (KPU), the official elections body. Lukmansjah told CDA on June 6 that he would like to participate as a monitor. Lukmansjah has extensive experience monitoring Indonesian elections and has been on one official visit to Mongolia. (Note: Hadi indicated to DepPol/C that Deplu might not want the USG not invite participants from the KPU because it is a GOI body, but he was not certain.) DepPol/C informed Hadi that Lukmansjah would like to participate, and Lukmansjah said he would be in contact with Hadi to discuss his possible participation. -- Mr. Partono Samino, Senior Researcher, Center for Electoral Reform (CETRO). CETRO is one of Indonesia's leading election monitoring NGOs involved in monitoring since 2000. Partono confirmed to Mission that he is willing to participate in the EOM. -- Mr. Johny Jeirry Wempie Sumampaw, National Coordinator, People's Voters Education Network (JPPR),Indonesia's largest election monitoring organization established in 1988. Sumampaw has substantial experience monitoring local elections. He confirmed to Mission that he is willing to participate in the EOM. (Note: Sumampaw is an alternate in case Lukmansjah cannot participate.) ¶3. (C) Mission looks forward to receiving confirmation that these candidates are acceptable and will provide more information regarding the candidates soonest, including Lukmansjah's confirmation. ¶4. (C) Mission looks forward to the visit by Paul Lettow and David Twining next week and are setting up appointments for them to discuss APDP with GOI officials. Hadi confirmed he will be at the same conference Lettow and Twining will attend on Wednesday and Thursday, and looks forward to talking to them at that venue. In addition, Mission has requested a meeting with a foreign affairs advisor to President Yudhoyono. HEFFERN